The four-month wait for boxing starved fans is finally over.
Get ready to be served a scheduled 38 rounds of fistic fury tonight when the ‘Gentleman’s Sport’ returns to the ornate splendor of the Giftland Mall as the GBBC presents ‘Hostile Territory’.
The main course of the six-fight (professional) event features high profile fighters from South America and the Caribbean.
In the main event, US based WBC FECARBOX bantamweight champion, Elton ‘The Bully’ Dharry matches gloves with former IBF super flyweight world champion, Felix Machado of Venezuela.
Dharry (19W-5L-1D) who is on a 16-fight win streak, revealed that a victory is of ‘utmost importance’ and he is hungry to add another ‘W’ to his record tonight. A loss could perhaps be a major setback.
“My opponent is very experienced, he is an ex-world champion so I expect him to be crafty and I expect this to be a tough fight” said the 30-year old.
Dharry who weighed in at the 118-pound limit last night, has never lost a fight as a pro on local soil and plans on keeping it that way. Confidence is one of the keys to victory.
Mandessa Moses, Dexter ‘De Kid’ Marques and Barbadian, Miguel ‘Hands of Stone’ Antoine will also be showcased on the card.
Moses will face debutant Ansilla Norville (four rounds), Marques (flyweight) takes on Machado’s countryman, Freddie Belano in a 10-round affair while Antoine faces Revlon Lake in a welterweight matchup. The Lake/Antoine bout is billed for eight rounds.
Khan is scheduled to lace it up against fellow Guyanese and lightweight prospect, Quincy Gomes.
A six-round match involving welterweights, Kishawn ‘Riddick’ Simon and Anson Green is also on the cards.
There will be three amateur fights before the professional segment.
Olympic hopefuls, Dennis Thomas and Desmond Amsterdam will clash in the exhibition contest, followed by Clairmonte Gibson against Dillon Charles in a bantamweight fight.
Nandkumar Singh and Jason Phillips will headline the amateur segment in a junior welterweight bout.
President of the GBBC, Peter Abdool disclosed last week that should Dharry and Marques (14W-2L) defeat Machado and Belano, the two fighters will challenge for the British Commonwealth bantamweight and flyweight titles here on May 21.
Admission for the event is $5000 for ringside and $2000 for regular seating.
