ASK anyone what it is about pugilist Keevin Allicock that makes him stand out and they will tell you without skipping a beat that Allicock’s level of discipline for his age and his environment is above and beyond what one would expect.
Sit down with this Albouystown 17-year- old for a few minutes and you will begin to see it too.

“He’s very talented. Of the youngsters I see today I think he’s one that I see who has the opportunity to go really far. He’s very skilful, thinks a lot in the ring. Most of the competitions locally – he always outsmarts them,” says Allicock’s coach Sebert Blake.
Blake was particularly impressed by the boxer back in September when Keevin rose to the occasion at the National Intermediate Boxing Championships, where, despite being a flyweight he agreed to fight in the heavier youth bantamweight, as there was no one opponent for his category.

He went on to win all of his fights and was declared as the best boxer of his category.
President of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Association (GABA), Steve Ninvalle, also shares Blake’s view, and likes what he sees in the upcoming Simon Pure, proud of the prospective development of the junior flyweight.o.
Allicock is the Association’s leading Olympic prospect for Tokyo 2020.
Keevin comes from a long line of boxers. Many of his father’s 18 children were involved in boxing at one point or another, initially being trained by their father. Because of this Keevin began getting involved with the sport from a very young age, six years old as a matter of fact.

Not many of Keevin’s brothers stuck with the sport though, and several have had varying brushes with the law.
Due to Albouystown’s infamous reputation, Keevin believes he is often stereotyped by many. But the pugilist wants to use his skill to show others that he is so much more than what they see.
“They think that everybody is the same, but you can’t watch at everybody the same. We are more than what they think. People call us bad in the area that we’re living in, but it’s nothing of the sort and I want to show them what we are gifted with.

Every time I go out of this country to fight I represent Guyana. I’m an ambassador,” Keevin said, when we caught up with him at the Six Head Lewis gym shortly before he winged out for Barbados to perform at the Caribbean Development Boxing Tournament.
A patron of the Forgotten Youth Foundation gym, Keevin is anything but forgettable when you watch him fight. Moreover he’s really hoping to leave his mark on boxing before he ever hangs up his gloves, and he’s obviously on the right path to get him there.

His fight in Barbados follows on the heels of his return from Suriname with a gold for his performance there.
Keevin uses his faith in God, and his aspirations for his boxing career are what help to keep him on that straight and narrow path, rising above all the situations around him.