Several standout boxers from the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) Gym including Tokyo 2020 Olympian Keevin Allicock will exhibit their skills tomorrow at the Akbar Gym in Cornelia Ida, West Coast of Demerara.
According to the FYF Head Coach, Sebert Blake, the exhibition bouts which will also involve sisters, Alesha and Abiola Jackman, Brian Harris and Mike Parris U-16 best boxer, Tiquan Sampson, will aid in the preparation for upcoming international assignments.
Tomorrow’s card, which is also geared towards “bringing awareness to the sport of boxing on the West Side”, is scheduled to start at 16:00hrs.
Admission is free but donations are welcomed according to Blake.
Allicock is set to attend the May 1-14 International Boxing Association (IBA) World Championships in Uzbekistan. However, tomorrow, he will match gloves with gym mate, Patrick Harvey.
The Jackman sisters will once again go toe-to-toe, while Harris will take on Mark Crawford. Sampson will lace it up against Shaquan James.
“We are basically trying to bring awareness to the boxing in West Demerara and also expose the gym that has a ring as a boxing gym where young boxers can train and hone their skills” said Blake.
He added that the exhibition “Will necessitate the preparation for Keevin who will be competing at the world championships and also Alesha and Abiola Jackman and Brian Harris who will be going off to St Lucia to represent Guyana.
The siblings and Harris are scheduled to compete at the Caribbean Champions of Champions event from April 20 in the eastern Caribbean island.
Blake continued, “This exhibition will help in the preparation moving forward for those two international assignments for the boxers. It will be a high calibre of boxing. They will give a good show and I hope that patrons will come out and support.
