The ‘Battle of Contenders’ card which was scheduled for August 30 at Thirst Par has been knocked out by one of the forces of nature.
According to executives of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), the four-fight open air professional event has been postponed to September 13 due to recent inclement weather.
When the card boxes off next month, at the Cliff Anderson Sport Hall, it will be headlined by recently crowned Wray and Nephew Contender Series winner, Jamaican, Sakima Mullings and a combatant in the Series, Derrick ‘Lights Out’ Richmond of Guyana.
The Mullings/Richmond light middleweight bout is scheduled for eight rounds and should keep fight fans on the edge of their seats throughout the affair if it manages to go to the distance.
Mullings (16(11)-1-0) from Stony Hill, Jamaica is the more polished and skillful fighter but the New Amsterdam resident, Richmond (3(3)-1-1) is a known knockout artist with bone breaking power.
‘Lights Out’ has won all three of his fights via the KO route, the last one against CABOFE middleweight champion, Edmond DeClou, whose jaw he broke forcing the boxer to shelve his career.
Put a boxer and a brawler in the ring and the contrast of styles is guaranteed to give you your monies worth.
Undercard
The main supporting bout will feature Dexter ‘The Cobra’ Gonsalves (6(3)-1-2) matching gloves with former national welterweight champion, Iwan ‘Pure Gold’ Azore (16(3)-5(4)-3) in a light welterweight eight-round contest.
Azore, who is Trinidad and Tobago-based, will be making a return to the ring after two years.
Winston Pompey (3(1)-11(9)-2) will also return inside the ropes; he will face the hard-hitting Jamaican, Kemahl Russell in a four-round middleweight fight.
The journeyman Pompey, who was campaigning in Suriname, will be looking to resuscitate his career while Russell (2(2)-0-0) will be aiming to remain unbeaten. An all-out brawl is envisioned. Also on the card, CABOFE flyweight champion, Dexter ‘De Kid’ Marques, will step up in weight to lace it up against Richard Williamson (4(2)-4-0) in their super bantamweight rematch scheduled for six rounds.
Marques (14(5)-2(2)-0) won the first bout last October via a unanimous decision.
Admission is $2,000 for ringside and $1000 for general seating. Bell time is 20:00 hrs. (Emmerson Campbell)
