Middleweight’ contender, Derick Richmond failed to make weight for his main event fight against Barbadian, Keithland King tonight at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall but the show will go on.
According to sources within the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) and King, the main attraction on the ‘Young Guns- The Proving Ground’ card will still be held. Richmond checked in at 174 pounds during the official weigh-in yesterday afternoon at the GBBC’s office on Main Street, 14 pounds over the limit for the fight. A well conditioned King tipped the scales at 159.
Although the middleweight lightweight class is officially 160 pounds, non-title fights traditionally include a one-pound allowance. Peter Abdool, President of the GBBC noted that in such an instance of weight disparity, both fighters must agree and the safety of the disadvantaged fighter must also be taken into account before the fight is sanctioned.
Up to press time, terms and conditions of King’s and Richmond’s agreement were undisclosed for the the scheduled six-round bout.
Despite losing on the scales, Richmond was adamant that he is in tiptop shape and will look to “take the big man into the deep waters and drown him”. King rebuffed and stated that “it will be Shawn Cox versus Big Truck all over again.”
When the Barbadian Cox met a much larger Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite in 2012 in their heavyweight bout, Cox, a cruiserweight at weigh in stopped Braithwaite in the first round. King however stated that he plans to use the first round to punish Richmond for his indiscipline and then will entertain the idea of stopping his opponent in the second round.
Elsewhere, cruiser weights, Romeo Norville and James Moore had no problem making weight. For the co-feature event, Norville weighed in at 179, while Moore weighed two pounds more. Banks DIH Limited and Courts are the main sponsors for the event which is geared towards showcasing young and upcoming talent.Bell time is 20:00hrs. Admission is $1000 for stands and $2000 for ring side.
(Emmerson Campbell)
The full fight card is listed below:
Bout 1 Anson Green vs Joel Williamson (Junior Welterweight-Four Rounds)
Bout 2 Delon Charles vs Terrence Adams (Featherweight-Four Rounds)
Bout 3 Rewinna David vs Ansilla Norville (Bantamweight- Four Rounds)
Bout 4 James Moore vs Romeo Norville (Cruiserweight-Four Rounds)
Bout 5 Derick Richmond vs Keithland King (Catchweight-Six Rounds)
