National Novices Boxing Championship punches off tonight

Following the official weigh-in process yesterday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela, the Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) Novices Championship punches off this evening at 18:00hrs. The three-day event, which will resume tomorrow and conclude on Saturday at the same venue, will feature the participation of approximately 62 fighters from seven gyms.

The competing gyms are: the Forgotten Youth Foundation, the Guyana Defence Force, the Guyana Police Force, Pace and Power, Vergenoegen, New Amsterdam Academy, Andre ‘Six Head’ Lewis, the Guyana Police Force, and the Republicans.

The GBA Technical Director and administrator of the annual programme, Terrence Poole, stated that the weigh-in process was conducted without any hiccups and that a total of 62 boxers are registered to compete.