THE Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GBA) has selected Clifton Moore for a one-week Pan American Sports Organisation (PASO) course to be held in Mexico later this month. Moore is head coach at the Essequibo Boxing Gym which has produced several of Guyana’s top Under-16 boxers.

The course will run from September 21 to 27 and Moore’s participation was made possible through the Guyana Olympic Association.
President of GBA, Steve Ninvalle, yesterday confirmed the selection of the Essequibo Gym coach and pointed out that over the last 12 months there has been an upward swing in the international certification of local coaches.
The GABA president assured that the sport can only benefit from such exposure as what is learnt overseas would in time, trickle down to the boxers. “It’s an important aspect to keep upgrading our coaches as they play a vital role in the development of our boxers. I am confident that Mr Moore would grasp this opportunity with both hands and do Guyana proud,” Ninvalle said.
The PASO course is held every four years and in the past Guyana has been represented by Lennox Daniels and Sebert Blake.
Touching on the amount of coaches receiving international certification during the past year Ninvalle declared that that period will go down in the history books of the sport.
“Over the past year we have had Terrence Poole creating history by being certified Guyana’s first AIBA Three Star coach. It makes Mr Poole one of a few Three Star coaches in the English-speaking Caribbean. It also allows for him (and Guyana) to participate in all competitions run by AIBA.”
During the same period Sebert Blake attended a three-month course in Hungary. “Mr Blake went to Hungary and topped the class at the Semmelweis University where he acquired a Diploma in Sports Science and Boxing Specifics,” the GABA president disclosed.
According to Ninvalle Blake followed up last month by attending AIBA Professional Boxing (APB) and World Series Boxing (WSB) courses in Havana, Cuba.