A five-member boxing team from the Spice Isle of Grenada arrived yesterday to compete in the prestigious Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys/Juniors Championship, which boxes off this evening at the National Gymnasium.
Bell time is set for 18:00hrs nightly for the three-night fixture.
The team, which will be coached by Stephen Benjamin, comprises Joshua Clyne [81-91 KG heavyweight], Jonathan Clyne [75-80 KG light heavyweight], Kino Griffith [50-52 KG light bantamweight], Corey Joseph [70-75 KG middleweight], and female Norddisha Williams [70-75 KG middleweight].
Each boxer will be making their respective debuts at this juncture and will compete in the junior category.
Benjamin, during a brief interview, stated, “This tournament is very important for us because what we have is a lot of school kids that have been training for a number of years and are very hungry to fight. All of them are here for the first time, and they promise their country to bring back gold and not silver and not bronze. I think Guyana will see rumbles in the jungle.”
He further said, “We have the two brothers, Jonathan and Joshua Clyne, and Norddisha Williams as well, who is the lone female. All in all, I expect excellence from all, and by training with an experienced coach who boxed Guyana in the inter-Caribbean games like me and fought against top fighters like Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis, I expect the best, and I hope a lot of Guyanese come out and support.”
This year’s championship is expected to feature the largest contingent of nations. To date, Barbados, St. Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago have also confirmed their participation. Team Guyana’s hand has been triumphantly raised with the overall Champion Country accolade in each edition.
