THE Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will be aiming for return of Cuban boxing coach Francisco Roldan to Guyana.

President of the association, Steve Ninvalle, said that the Cuban’s return is one of four priority areas for GBA while he was in discussion with the recently installed government of Guyana.

The 53-year-old Roldan was first brought to Guyana in 2012 by the PPP/C government to assist in the development of local pugilists. His sojourn had a tremendous impact and he was credited with pushing this country to the top of the Caribbean ladder.

However, his contract was abruptly terminated in 2015, soon after the APNU/AFC government came to office. However, last year February, through a developmental initiative forged by a partnership between GBA and Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), Roldan returned to Guyana to work with the locals for approximately six months.

The Olympic Association had exclusively footed the bill for Roldan’s stay in Guyana. He was then primarily tasked with preparing the country’s boxers for the Pan American Championship.

In his first stint in Guyana, Roldan was responsible for preparing fighters for the Commonwealth Games, the World Championships, the South American Youth Games and Pan Am Qualifiers.

“We have already placed on the table that Mr. Roldan’s return is of high priority to our association. Our intention is to work with the government and any other stakeholder to make this a reality,” Ninvalle said.

Roldan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Culture and Recreation and in Boxing the High Performance Sports. While here, he was primarily supported by AIBA Three Star coaches Terrence Poole MS and Sebert Blake.

Boxing has won Guyana its lone Olympic medal. Michael Parris captured a bronze medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow which remains the only Olympic boxing medal won by the English- speaking Caribbean.