Former Guyanese professional boxing champion Gairy St Clair is fighting in Elton Dharry’s corner, as he hopes to provide the Guyanese pugilist with a shot at another world title later this year.
Elton Dharry sporting his recently acquired WBC International belt
The event will be the Gairy St. Clair Superhero Fight Night on July 29, 2022, where Elton Dharry will have another shot at a world title in Sydney, Australia.
The announcement was made on Monday afternoon by none other than St Clair himself, a former IBF Junior- Lightweight champion who now resides in Australia.
Dharry’s opponent is not yet known, but the Guyanese will be contesting the Bantamweight World Boxing League (WBL) title.
A collaborative effort with the P.Y.A.R.G, St Clair spoke of his commitment to getting Dharry another world title opportunity.
“I promised him, I said, ‘Listen, Elton, I’m going to make you a world champion’. So, I called up the head office straight away and said I got a man that wants to fight for the world title. They said, ‘We could put it on’, and I handed him a world title fight,” St. Clair shared.
From left, P.Y.A.R.G’s Ivan Bentham, Elton Dharry and Gairy St Clair
Dharry, who is just coming off of a victory last Saturday for the WBC International Super Flyweight title, detailed his need for rest and recuperation ahead of the upcoming bout.
“This is an opportunity for me. Right now, my focus is to heal up from this fight (last) Saturday night, it was a rough fight for me. My body needs some healing, I need some mental healing as well, from all that was going on leading up to the fight,” the pugilist explained.
Dharry went on to add, “So, I’ll (bide) my time, heal up, get with Gairy, and jump at the opportunity when it comes.”
Last year, St Clair was intent on hosting his Superhero Fight Night locally, but was unable to do so because of several circumstances; but according to the former champion, he is still open to hosting the title card in Guyana.
St. Clair explained, “My team in Australia is working on this. It’s something I really wanted to happen in Guyana, but I would still love it to happen in Guyana. If I could get the right phone call from the right people, I’ll decide to make the change, but at the moment, it’s happening in Australia, and we’re going to bring the title back to Guyana,” he said.
Ivan Bentham, of the P.Y.A.R.G had nothing but best wishes for the duo as they embark on the journey.
“I’m happy that this opportunity came off. Myself and Gairy, we’ve always been in connection, in contact constantly. I told him that it’s going to happen, and here it is. I just want to wish Gairy and Elton success,” Bentham shared.
Dharry’s last outing in Australia came against Andrew Moloney at the Margret Court Arena in Melbourne, with the then vacant WBA Super Flyweight title on the line, in 2019. The fight resulted in a stoppage loss for Dharry to the home boy Moloney after 8 rounds.
