Flyweight Keevin Allicock will lead a three-man team representing the Guyana Boxing Association to the South American Youth Championships in Chile later this month. The 18-year-old dapper boxer will be accompanied to the Games by 16-year-old lightweight Christopher Moore and coach Terrence Poole.
Allicock is fresh off winning a silver medal at the Youth Commonwealth Games while Moore reached into the quarter finals of the same Games. The South American Championship is scheduled for September 27 to October 8 in Santiago.
Poole, the GBA Technical Director disclosed that the two boxers would be encamped two weeks before leaving for Chile. “Training is going on as scheduled and both of the guys are doing well. Allicock would have had a slight bout with the flu but he is back up and running,” Poole said.
Christopher Moore
“I have informed the GBA president Steve Ninvalle that encampment will commence two weeks before we depart. These are two very good young fighters and we must put all in place to make sure that they can create and impact when they go to Chile,” Guyana’s first AIBA certified Three Star coach added.
Keevin Allicock
Quizzed on his expectation Poole, a former heavyweight amateur fighter declared optimism. “Both Mr. Allicock and Mr. Moore have been having much needed international exposure in the past year or so. They are both gold medalist at the last Caribbean Championship (Caribbean Development Tournament) and have performed with credit at the Youth Commonwealth Games. Latin American style of fighting is a bit different for what they would have encountered at the two competitions but I am optimistic that they will be very competitive,” Poole said.
“These are young fighters with very good ability and skill level. The Olympics and the sky is their limit once they remain focused.”
