Two of Guyana’s five-member boxing team will be in action this morning as boxing at the Pan Am games in Santiago, Chile gets underway.
First up for Guyana at 10am will be Guyana’s Alesha Jackman, the lone female among the boxing entourage.
Fighting out of the red corner, Jackman’s opponent will be Noelia Lucia Perez of Argentina and they will compete in a round of 16 encounter in the 66 kg division.
A few hours later at 11.15am to be precise, Guyana’s Keevin Allicock will be in action in a round of 16 preliminary bout of the 57kg division.
The event is being held at the Centro de Entrenamiento Olimpico.
Allicock, fresh from a training stint in Cuba, will be fighting out of the blue corner.
Allicock’s opponent will be Irvin Javier Mona Ibarguen of Paraguay.
The Pan Am Games serves as a qualifier for the 2024 Olympic Games in France, with the finalist of each division earning automatic qualification.
The other members of the Guyana Boxing Association Pan Am Games team are Emmanuel Pompey (92kg), Joel Williamson (63.5kg) and Desmond Amsterdam (79kg).
Cuban coach Francisco Roldan and Technical Director of the GBA Terrence Poole are accompanying the boxers.
