Elite boxer, Desmond Amsterdam will take the ring today to match gloves with Mirsharif Kazimzade of Azerbaijan at the ongoing International Boxing Association (AIBA) men’s World Boxing Championships in Serbia.
The two middleweights will be vying for a spot in the round of 32 after they both received a ‘bye’.
Guyana’s hopes of winning a medal at the event rest squarely on the gloves of Amsterdam after the nation’s other representative, featherweight, Keevin Allicock lost his opening bout.