“I’m not here to play games”

…Dharry sounds ominous warning

By Michelangelo Jacobus

Undefeated in his last 18 fights, Guyanese professional boxer and current WBC CABOFE, IBF Inter-Continental and Guyana Bantamweight champion, Elton “The Coolie Bully” Dharry has declared that he is not here to play games come Saturday at the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC)/ Nexgen Global Marketing ‘Sangre Malo’ Fight Card.
In an exclusive interview with Guyana Times Sport on Thursday, Dharry boldly declared; “for thirteen years, I’ve made my professional debut and from the first fight I lived up to expectations. Every fight that I step into the ring, I bring everything; I’m willing to leave it, to do everything to win. It’s not a game for me, I’m not joking around, it’s not a game, it’s a brutal sport to be in and I prepared myself physically and mentally so I will do the necessary to win.”

WBC CABOFE, IBF Inter-Continental and Guyana Bantamweight champion, Elton “The Coolie Bully” Dharry will be gunning for a knockout victory on Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall

The lithe, ripped and lightning fast bantamweight pugilist who was born in Leguan, Essequibo, now resides in the USA and trains at the world renowned Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, New York under the watchful eye of trainer Lennox Blackmore.
At 32-years-old Dharry has had a very successful professional career; he has fought 27 times, won 21, lost five and drawn once. Of those 21 victories Dharry has inflicted 16 knockouts and has the distinction of having never been knocked out by anyone.
He will face Venezuelan boxer Jesus Garcia on Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) and he is adamant that he will give his all to defend home turf.
“It’s always a pleasure to come home in front of my people; I always brutally train myself to be prepared to come home and represent my people and to give them a victory, to make them proud. Saturday night it’s going to be one hell of a fight, I’m always ready, I’m always prepared, mentally, physically I’m ready to win and nobody is going to stop me in my country. This is my country, I’m here to represent like I have always done for the past 13 years, I’m undefeated in Guyana and I plan to keep that going until I stop (retire).”
Since going pro in 2004 at the CASH, Dharry has maintained an impeccable record of seven wins in seven fights at the venue and he has no plans of letting it go as the arena holds a special place in his heart.
“I have history in that arena, I won my first pro fight there, I won my first title there, I had one of my toughest fights there and I have beaten fighters there that I was told I couldn’t beat, I have a lot of history there, not just my history but a lot of great fighters as well.”
Meanwhile Dharry’s trainer Lennox Blackmore has predicted a knockout victory for his fighter; “I’m not saying this because it’s what you (fans) want to hear, I’m telling you it is what Elton’s going to do”.