The Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) will come alive this Saturday, January 24 when the Caribbean Boxing Organisation (CBO) and Bris-O Promotions join forces for the Caribbean Boxing Showdown, an entertaining night of boxing featuring several stars from around the region.
The squared circle at the Homestretch Avenue venue is set to host 13 bouts; six of which will be amateur fights through collaboration with the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) while the remaining seven will feature professional pugilists.
During a press briefing at the same venue on Monday afternoon, CBO President Seon Bristol outlined some objectives and expectations for Saturday’s event.
“We are setting a standard when it comes to staging boxing in and around the Caribbean. We are creating a blueprint from fighters’ contracts, to security, to the finesse of comfort and style. We like to compare ourselves with others, but we’re gonna have others compare themselves to us, they’re gonna want to be like us. When we hear Don King promotions, Caesar’s Palace, etc, we look for glamour; we’re going to have it right here. Our objective here is to bring out the best that we have,” Bristol declared.
Bris-O Promotions’ Kesha Sertima later shed some light on what to expect from the professional bouts.
“The first one will be Desmond Amsterdam vs Edmond DeClou, that will be a fight to look for ‘cause we will have a Lindener versus someone from New Amsterdam,” Sertima said, hyping up the night’s headline clash.
Vowing that the amateur boxers will give of their best, GBA Technical Director Elton Chase also promised a good showing in that category.
Chase weighed in, “The amateur section of this card is going to be filled with excitement. We have our own Abiola Jackman and she’s coming up against a Trinidadian, who she fought on the last occasion and won. So, that match, based on reports, is going to be very exciting. We have some of the amateurs who are moving up, in terms of being exposed internationally; we have fighters from Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago who will be matching skills with our own local boxers and I know for sure, those boxers are going to be at their best and our local boxers are going to give of their best.
“So, fans can look forward to six exciting amateur bouts on the night’s card,” the GBA Technical Director promised.
General admission to Saturday’s Pro/Am card is set at $2500, while ringside seats will cost $5000.
The professional card will feature:
Desmond Amsterdam (Guyana) v Edmond DeClou (Guyana) – 6 rounds
Quincy Gomes (Guyana) v Charles Cox (Barbados) – 6 rounds
Rasheed Williams (Bahamas) v Nico Yeo (Jamaica) – 8 rounds
Terrence Adams (Guyana) v Samuel Green (Suriname) – 4 rounds
Joel Williamson (Guyana) v Damar Haslam (Jamaica) – 4 rounds
Delon Charles (Guyana) v Jamal Eastman (Guyana) – 4 rounds
Mitchell Wielson (Suriname) v Tyreece Taitt (Barbados) – 4 rounds
The amateur card will feature:
Abiola Jackman (Guyana) v Angel George (Trinidad and Tobago) at 90-plus kgs
Shakquain James of (Guyana) v Ossis Prince (Guyana) at 71kg
Roopesh Balgobin (Guyana) v Junior Madray (Guyana) at 40kg
Travis Inverary (Guyana) v Mordino Massie (Suriname) at 72.5kg
Jofes Jackman (Guyana) VS Chivoro Blackson (Suriname) at 76kg
Ken Harvey (Guyana) v Zahir Timpico (Suriname) at 56kg
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