Prized fighter, Keevin Allicock will put his hard hat on and will be sharpening his tools in Cuba ahead of the Pan American Games in Peru next month.
This is according to President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle.
Ninvalle told this publication yesterday that the standout boxer along with Cuban Coach, Francisco Hernandez Roldan will depart on Tuesday to the renowned boxing nation to train with the island’s finest amateur pugilists.
Ninvalle disclosed that Allicock and Roldan will be embarking on a three-week training stint after plans to camp in Ecuador were shelved after Roldan was unable to acquire a visa.
The stint was made possible through the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA).
Ninvalle expressed his gratitude.
“We are grateful for the effort given by GOA’s president Mr. K. Juman Yassin, Treasurer, Garfield Wiltshire and the other members of the executive. They worked beyond normal duty to make this training stint possible.”
With three weeks of high intensity training among elite boxers, Ninvalle opined that the 19 year-old Allicock will be “better prepared” for Pan Am.
“Mr. Allicock has exhibited the composure and shown the focus of an athlete who is cognizant of the task at hand. I had a meeting with him and coach Roldan on Friday and he (Allicock) has assured that he is firmly committed to doing his best not only in Cuba but also at the Pan Am Games, he will be better prepared for the task at hand when he returns” Ninvalle assured.
The Pan American Games is scheduled from July 26 to August 11 in Lima, Peru. Allicock is Guyana’s lone representative for the fistic sport. (Emmerson Campbell)
