Elton Dharry won a hard-fought battle at ‘Return of the Scorpio’ event
USA-based Guyanese boxer Elton Dharry last Sunday picked up a hard-fought victory over Colombia’s Ronald Ramos in the Bris-O Promotions’ “Return of the Scorpio” pro-am card.
While some were looking for fireworks, Dharry endured the entire 8-round Bantamweight bout to win on points by the following margins: 80-73, 79-73, 79-73. Speaking with media operatives after the fight, Dharry admitted that he was not at his best, but said he was committed to completing the fight.
“I know, going into this fight, it was going to be a rough night for me. I was dealing with a few injuries coming in here. I’ve been training for four months, (and) we had so much changes of dates and opponents. Well, I didn’t want to pull out because of minor injuries, I just suck it up and went in there and did my best to win,” the pugilist shared.
Dharry added, “Obviously, my best wasn’t pleasing to a lot of my own people, because they expect a knockout. My name has been building up for years, but, you know, it was one of those nights. I had an ankle injury, couldn’t move well on the back leg, just had to suck it up and fight.”
Turning attention to his well-experienced opponent, Dharry gave credit to the 47-year-old Colombian, noting that he brought his ‘A’ game.
“I was not surprised, he has 71 fights, I’ve seen a lot of his fights. He fought some fighters that didn’t want to fight me; he gave them some problems, but they pulled the trigger. But tonight, I had my situation I was dealing with. No excuses, he brought his A game, he went the distance, I did enough to win, and that’s about it. That’s how boxing is,” the Guyanese boxer told media operatives.
With another international assignment set for July, also in the Land of Many Waters, Dharry has said his next step is to get some much-needed rest. Dharry expressed, “Not really, my body needs healing, man. I’ve been training for four months, every 5-6 days a week, unsure of what’s going on, the date changed many times, the opponent changed many times, different fights and different dates. I didn’t have proper communication, to begin with. I just continued training and show my people that I’m willing to take on a challenge.
“I accept all challenge that the WBC thrown on me. I didn’t say no to any of them. They’re younger than me, they’re world rated, but I said, ‘okay, I want to give myself one more shot at the world title, and give Guyana another world title’. I’m capable of doing it, but I need to rest my body,” the boxer concluded.
Dharry is scheduled to face Mexico’s Hugo Hernandez for the WBC Silver Belt in July.
