GDF retains Lennox Blackmoore National Intermediate Boxing Championship

— Keevin Allicock adjudged best youth boxer

In a night ram-packed with main event fights, in the end it was the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who was the most successful boxing gym, having retained their title as the best intermediate boxing gym in the country, holding off fierce competition from the republican boxing gym at the National Gymnasium on the final night of the Lennox Blackmoore National Intermediate Boxing Championship on Sunday.

With 13 fights were carded for the night, seven of which were won by GDF boxers as 17 of their fighters were in action.

With the amateurs in action, in the first fight of the night Keevin Allicock represented the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) well. Allicock handed a second round knock out to Rose Hall Jammers’ boxer, Albert Thomas to win the Bantamweight category in just two minutes 11 seconds.

Allicock was also later in the night adjudged the Best Youth Boxer for 2016, living up to the reputation his family had set in the boxing fraternity with over seven of his brothers also stepping into the ring.

In the Lightweight category, GDF’s Travis Hubbard knocked out Rose Hall Jammers’ Jamal Eastman in a second round slugfest. Eastman was out of the contest in two minutes two seconds.

For the Welterweight category, it was a battle between two youths from the Essequibo Boxing Gym as experience was the main factor when Akil Mounter got the better of Richard Lanferman in the second round as well.

As the contest moved into the elite fights, the Junior Flyweight Category victory was unanimously awarded to Anil Chitraj of GDF as he outfoxed his fellow lawman, Royden Nicholson in a crowd pleasing encounter. The two soldiers slugged it out with bursts of energy from Nicholson was not enough for him to get the win over the four rounds.

In another army-man match up, Don Cummerbatch out of the red Corner defeated Reeaz Jahurali in the Flyweight category.

Rose Hall Jammer’s Julius Kesney unsettled Courtney Lynch of GDF on his unanimous decision to cop the Bantamweight honours.

Jemol Brisport also conquered his GDF counterpart, Triston Browne in the Lightweight category while Rhondel Douglas of GDF was defeated by Republican, Delroy Nero.

Republican boxer, Joshua Joseph was also successful against a GDF boxer in the like of Orlando Norton in the Welterweight category.

In the Middleweight bout it was Joshua Frazer who emerged the better boxer over his fellow soldier, Darren McPherson.

In the Light-Heavy weight, Alnko Bess was victorious over Marvin Williams in another GDF clash.

Byran Leitch, boxing out of the Republican Boxing gym won the Heavyweight category against Ryan Roberts of GDF.

In the final match up of the night, Renee Lewis downed Floyd Cato in the Super Heavyweight category.

The annual boxing championship was deemed a success with President of the Guyana Boxing Association, Steve Ninvalle. “I think the Lennox Blackmoore Intermediate Boxing was a success” adding, “there was great enthusiasum shown from all the teams participating, but the rivalry between GDF and Republicans were stretched, setting up a rivalry heading in to the National Open at the end of October.”

Ninvalle was particularly pleased with the return of drums, which added colour to the three-day event.