THE 2023 Lennox Blackmore National Intermediate Boxing championships hits off this evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue & Princes Street where the top gyms will collide from 18:00hrs for top honours.

This competition, which is being organised by the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), has been absolutely dominated through the years by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) gym that is headed by GBA’s Technical Director, Terrence Poole, but Police Boxing Gym will be entering the competition in a positive mindset.

Speaking to Chronicle Sport last night at the competition’s official weigh-in, Police’s coach, Dexter Marques, conceded that his gym may not be able to dethrone GDF as the best gym but they are looking to dominate in their respective classes. Police has a total of 14 fighters competing, a number that is no match for the GDF that has a strong boxing programme.
However, National Novice Champion, Julian Moore, who will be competing in the 54kg class for Police, is ready to show that its quality over quantity as he attempts to maintain his perfect record by winning his division in the Intermediate amateur tournament.

In brief comments with Chronicle Sport, Moore exhibited confidence that he will win this weekend, noting that, “I feel good and I am strong. I believe in myself one hundred percent and I will prove to everyone what I am capable of at the end of this competition.”

Poole has noted that, “The intermediate championship is the stage directly after the novices. It’s a more advanced boxing level because there will be boxers who have represented Guyana competing at this level, so there’s a higher quality of competition.

This is the stage where you will see the true potential of the fighters. I anticipate a quality exhibition of the talent due to the fact that the competing pugilists are much more experienced.”