GBA confirms Bajan trio for Patrick Forde Memorial

The highly anticipated Patrick Forde Memorial boxing tournament is shaping up nicely ahead of D-Day, Sunday February 19.
Set for staging at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue, the tournament is set to feature a slew of regional and international talents coming to challenge the local pugilists. Barbados has confirmed the trio that would seek to keep the blue and yellow trident flying high.
President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle, confirmed that Barbados would be sending Jeremiah Toussaint, Sean Shepherd and lone female Kemara Stewart. Toussaint is slated to collide with Guyana’s Joel Williamson, while countrywoman Stewart is slated to battle Guyana’s Abiola Jackman.

Touting it as a “Bajan Invasion”, Ninvalle disclosed that the Barbadian contingent is expected to touch down in the Land of Many Waters on Friday afternoon.
Also scheduled to touch down on Friday afternoon is the St. Lucian contingent. On Saturday, pugilists from Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname are expected to arrive.
This prestigious competition is being staged in honour of the late pugilist Patrick Forde, who etched his name in the annals of Guyana’s boxing history by becoming the first Guyanese to contest for the world title under the Golden Arrowhead.
Forde, who captured the WBC Fecarbox title and Commonwealth Featherweight Championship in his famed career, passed away in 2011 at the age of 55.