Olympian and Commonwealth Youth Silver medalist Keevin Allicock of Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) won the Featherweight title on the closing night of the Terrence Ali National Open Boxing Championship, defeating Surinamese Samuel Greene via Technical Knockout (TKO).
Witnessed by a sizable crowd last evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue, Allicock was ferocious in his display, as he battered his opponent from the opening bell, forcing the eventual stoppage by the official in 1:48 of the third round.
Continuing in the Elite zone, Julius Kesney of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) edged Seon Griffith of FYF via split decision to secure the Bantamweight title.
In the Flyweight divisional final, Deron Williams of Guyana Police Force defeated stable-mate Kevin Isaacs via unanimous decision, while Richard Subratee of FYF defeated Komal Kissoon of GDF via TKO in the first round of their minimum-weight encounter.
Meanwhile, in the school boys section, Shaquon Marshall of VBG defeated Kendall Dominick of FYF. Also, Glason Winter of VBG defeated Roopesh Balgobin of RHJ via unanimous decision. Up to press time several other championship fixtures were scheduled to be contested.
