Guyana’s top amateur boxing prospect, Keevin Allicock, will headline the amateur segment of the ‘Not In My House’ Pro/Am card scheduled for September 28 at D’Urban Park.
According to organizers, the mega-event is geared towards showcasing the best pugilists in the 592 and it is only fitting that Allicock, fresh off competing at the Pan American Games in Peru and the World Championships in Russia showcase his talents locally.
The 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games silver medallist will match gloves with Trinidad and Tobago’s best featherweight, Anthony Joseph.
President of the Guyana Boxing Association, Steve Ninvalle said: “We have an incredible amateur boxing team that won more gold medals at the Caribbean championships and nothing was done to honor them so in a way, this is their home-coming moment of glory and we have brought in a special fighter to face Mr. Allicock who is returning from training and fighting in Russia.”
The full amateur segment of the card will be confirmed today.
Meanwhile, after more than 45 rounds of fistic action, the main event of the night will see Dexter ‘The Kid’ Marques lacing it up against the dangerous Colombian fighter Jose Antonio Jimenez.
The undercard features, James Moore and James Walcott in a six-round, light-heavyweight, encounter; Edmond ‘Wonder Boy’ DeClou matching gloves with Kwesi Jones in a catchweight encounter; Joel Williamson taking on Keeve Allicock in a four-round super-lightweight scrap; Anson Green against the USA’s Raymond Wilburg (four rounds) and debutant, Pearline Lochan, facing Sharon Warde (four rounds).
All of that action will be followed by an epic HJ Entertainment/Guyana Carnival music festival.
Tickets are virtually free for next Saturday’s card which is being promoted by NexGen Global Marketing/Caribbean KnockOuts and HJ Entertainment along with New Trend Auto, NCN and Cloud 9.
The event is scheduled to be transmitted live locally on NCN and streamed to the rest of the world to see what Guyana has to offer. Top Guyanese born chef, Bernard James is returning from Los Angeles, California, USA to serve up special cuisine at the event which is expected to attract more than 12,000 patrons. (Emmerson Campbell)
