CBO debut Pro/Am showdown:

Linden boxer Edmond DeClou who suffered a loss last October to Keithland King in Barbados is hoping to redeem himself in a matchup against Desmond Amsterdam in the main event in a light heavyweight bout of the CBO debut Pro/Am showdown set for next Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
DeClou, now training in his hometown of Linden, was seen doing his workout at the “Inspire Fitness by Kevin” gym in Blueberry Hill, Wismar, with coach Orlon “Pocket Rocket” Rogers. He said this main event showdown with Desmond Amsterdam is to prepare him for a return bout against the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-born boxer King.

The bauxite mining pugilist, who presently holds the WBC CABOFFE middleweight crown and national middleweight title, is very confident that he will win his fight against Amsterdam in their six-round clash.
The 39-year-old Edmond DeClou looks forward to this bout against Amsterdam as he remarked, “What I have my eyes on – and I would always say – in my career of 19 years being a boxer: If I lose two fights in a stretch, I quit boxing. Which means I have no intention of losing next week. No matter what, I am not losing next week.”
Amsterdam has been one of Guyana’s best amateur boxers in recent times, and this will be his second professional fight after winning his only fight so far.
With that unfortunate loss against King, DeClou has 20 wins from 25 fights. He said winning is the only thing on his mind when he faces Amsterdam, “because I want to fight Keithland King on the upcoming Dharry card, and so I am preparing for that. That is the guy who beat me in October, and I want to get a rematch next month, so I’ve got to win this fight.”
According to DeClou, “I was not fully prepared to fight King due to how everything happened; it was a big setback from all angles. I was not mentally or physically prepared.”
An optimistic Rogers said, “He has been working, doing the morning workouts and getting the gym work.”
According to Rogers, “That fight in Barbados has been a setback because of his weight. If you are a fighter and did not eat lunch and barely had something for breakfast and have to wait from 18:30h to 19:00h to weigh in for a fight at 21:00h, you would not have the energy.”
He said that his fighter is stronger now and will be ready for this clash with Amsterdam next Saturday.