The five-month wait for boxing starved fans is finally over.
Get ready to be served a scheduled 28 rounds of fistic fury tonight when the ‘Gentleman’s Sport’ returns to the ornate splendor of the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall as the GBBC presents the ‘Battle of the Contenders’ card.
The main course of the five-fight event features 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 planned for eight rounds and will 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. Just ask CABOFE middleweight champion Edmond DeClou whose career has been shelved after sustaining a broken jaw at the hands of ‘Lights Out’ last October.
Mullings weighed in at 148 last night at the while Richmond tipped the scales at 155 given him a seven-pound advantage.
Nevertheless, Mullings was unperturbed and if the verbal jabs thrown following the weigh in at Regency Hotel then tonight’s fight promises to be a punch filled contest.
Undercard
To whet the appetites of the boxing hungry fans, the organizers have put together a sumptuous undercard.
Former world rated boxer, Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore will face Mark Murray, Dexter ‘De Kid’ Marques will match gloves with Richard Williamson in a rematch, Mark ‘The People’s Choice’ Austin will look to upset Dexter ‘The Cobra’ Gonsalves and Winston Pompey will take on Jamaican, Kemahl Russell. Admission is $2,000 for ringside and $1000 for general seating. Bell time is 20:00 hrs. (Emmerson Campbell)
