Today we start a weekly column featuring Guyana’s young sportsmen and women
Shaquincy Wright: Vergenoegen’s sparkling diamond
Shaquincy Wright has the focus and dedication that can make him a super star in the sport of boxing. The pint sized 14-year-old has been involved in the sport for half of his life is confident that he will represent Guyana at the Olympics.
He comes from a family of boxers and elder brother Shaquille is the 2017 Caribbean Juniors Best Boxer.
Known for throwing punches in bunches, young Wright has moved from relative obscurity to being the champion schoolboy boxer in Guyana and has marked up a total of 35 fights, 33 of which are victories.
“Shaquincy is an extremely good prospect. He is very committed and I think that he will go a very far way once the necessary resources are provided. He has natural talent and aptitude for the sport. It is my belief that he is a star in the making,” his coach Clifton Moore declared.
Moore also pointed to the discipline of the young fighter, an important ingredient if a boxer is to gain success.
Since joining forces with Moore at the Vergenoegen Boxing Gym (Formerly Essequibo Boxing Gym) the quick-fisted orthodox boxer who competes in the 36 KG division, has brushed aside almost all in his division. Only Jamie Kellman could boast of having a victory over him.
Shaquincy Wright
“I love to box and I train very hard. I would love to go to the Olympics and win a medal,” Wright, a third form student of Vergenoegen Secondary told Guyana Times recently.
The dapper attacking fighter was adjudged one of the best boxers in the first edition of the Caribbean Schoolboys and Junior tournament held in Guyana last year. His exploits during the second edition of the competition held last May at the National Gymnasium, caught the eye of president of the Trinidad Boxing Association Cecil Forde who has since planned to implement a youth programme similar to that of Guyana.
Wright has also won countless DDL Under-16 competitions.
President of the Guyana Boxing Association Steve Ninvalle is of the view that Wrights is another Keevin Allicock, Guyana’s Youth Commonwealth Games silver medalist. “The discipline and commitment is fascinating. I have watched both his skill level and confidence grow in the DDL Under-16 programme. We found a diamond and have started polishing.”
With so much going for him at such a young age Wright’s coach understands that keeping him focused remains a constant duty. “I have seen so many talented athletes who have taken their eyes off the prize and fell by the way side. But Shaquincy has a good team behind him. He also is hungry for success and is disciplined. With those qualities the sky is the limit,” Moore reasoned.
