Allicock backing himself for gold in Chile

By Michelangelo Jacobus

Having fought his way to a silver medal at the Commonwealth Youth games in The Bahamas recently, young fly-weight boxer Keevin Allicock has now set his sights on gold when he jets off to Santiago, Chile to represent Guyana at the South American Youth Games later this month.
Allicock is currently going through intense training at the Andrew “Six-head” Lewis gym under the tutelage of Coach Terrence Poole along with another young boxer Christopher Moore.

When Guyana Times Sport visited the gym, the young boxer was engaged in a sparring session and was looking sharp, focused and aggressive.
After the session, the 18-year old noted that since he returned from the Bahamas, he only took a week off before resuming his rigorous training. “The training has been intense and good, we only have just about two weeks left and we are putting in the last strength work and the power, the speed and the skill is already there” Allicock confidently declared.
With Allicock’s success and hard work, the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) earlier this month provided funding to the tune of $70,000 ahead of the boxer’s trip to Chile which is to assist with his nutritional and equipment needs. He will also be getting a monthly sum of $40,000 as of November.
The outspoken young man was keen to point out that he has been looking forward to funding from the association for a long time and was quick to express his gratitude.
“I have been looking forward to it (funding) for a very long time now; I want to say thanks to the GOA, I can’t make any complaints, I don’t have to think about where I am going to get a pair of boots from or anything like that.”
The young pugilist thinks that he is prepared and ready for the games in Chile declaring that he will bring the gold home; “I think I am prepared and ready, I think I’m going to do it, by the grace of God I’m going to do it, I’m going to bring the gold home.”
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.
The South American Championship is scheduled for September 27 to October 8 in Santiago.