Technical Director of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Terrence Poole, stated that the acquisition of the new boxing ring will allow the entity to decentralise their U-16 discipline, as the community of Vergenoegen in West Demerara is set to host the first event on September 21st.
This was disclosed in a press statement from the GBA. According to the correspondence, the event will be hosted at the community’s rice mill tarmac from 17:00hrs, and will feature notable gyms inclusive of the hosts such as Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis, Pace and Power, Pocket Rocket, Rose Hall Jammers, New Amsterdam Academy, Bailey, and Forgotten Youth Foundation.
Terrence Poole, Technical Director of the GBA, said, “This is one of the GBA developmental programme where we are focused on the decentralisation of boxing in Guyana. Georgetown is not Guyana, and this is the starting point. Linden and Berbice are also scheduled, but everyone will have a share of the spotlight.”
According to Poole, the evolution of the initial U-16 initiative will naturally increase the volume of competitors, noting, “This will allow us to have even more boxers competing, which adds to our local talent pool. More fighters means more competitions and will naturally take the sport to the next level at this stage. The boxers will have to further improve because they will have more competitors in each division.”
He further said, “Local boxing will develop, which will improve our regional competitiveness, which will in turn help to continue and sustain our superiority as the leading nation in the English-speaking Caribbean.”
“Overall, this developmental program is very important to us because Georgetown is not Guyana and everyone would like to see their champions and fighters compete at home and get a first-hand look so that they can assess their quality and recognise who is a talent for the future”, Poole added.
The annual initiative has formed the backbone of the association’s nursery programme. Linden is scheduled to host the initiative two weeks after the Vergenoegen date, with Berbice slated to make its debut after the mining town.
