Prospect, Keyon Britton and the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) Gym earned the marquee trophies when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) staged its Pepsi/Mike Parris U16 tournament yesterday at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Gym.
Britton, a standout from the Vergenoegen Boxing Gym, triumphed with a first round stoppage of Nikosi Hinds to earn the coveted best boxer award at the event.
In one of the most exciting bouts on the card, the 13 year-old and his opponent Hinds threw punches in bunches, much to the jubilation of the small but raucous crowd that circled the ring.
However, at the 1:26 mark of the opening round, the referee put an end to the contest awarding the slick orthodox, Britton another ‘W’ to his record.
The FYF gym boxers collectively stole the show however and tallied four points on the 12-fight card to lift the Best Gym trophy ahead of runner up, Rose Hall Jammers Boxing Gym which finished with three points.
Other winners yesterday included: Malachi Greenidge, Travis Sancho, Matthew Thomas, Tiquan Sampson, Leon Albert, Omari Woodroffe, Raheem Peters, Shaquain James, Tofina Barker and Chance Niles.
At the conclusion of the event, Sebert Blake, Head Coach of the FYF gym, was announced as the winner of the Best Coach award.
Notes: With the sixth edition of the Caribbean School Boys and Junior Championships imminent, the GBA will embark on a rigorous selection process following yesterday’s tournament.
Based on the results, boxers will be selected and subsequently encamped two weeks prior to the prestigious regional championship scheduled for August 18-20. (Emmerson Campbell)
