If there was any bad publicity coming out the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA), the actions of the three absconding boxers paled all into insignificance.
Three of Guyana’s most seasoned Simon Pures, absconded to the United States of America (USA) whilst returning to Guyana from India after competing at the XIX Commonwealth Games. This would be an incident that the GABA executive wished could be banished to back of their minds, never to be remembered,