An afternoon visit to the community of Albouystown on Wednesday turned out to be a more than positive one for the Andrew ‘Six Heads’ Lewis Gym located in the community, since it will come in for some much-needed upgrades in the near future.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson, and Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) President Steve Ninvalle on Wednesday paid a visit to the famed facility, whi
Sport Minister Charles Ramson Jr taking a photo op with Guyanese boxers at ‘Six Heads’ Gym
ch is responsible for churning out some of the best boxers Guyana has to offer,
with the intent of assessing the rehabilitation work needed on the building.
Ramson Jr. went on to pledge that Gy$10M would be set aside for the gym’s equipment and rehabilitation.
GBA President Steve Ninvalle
This move has come in for praise from Ninvalle, who has long lamented the needs of the boxing gym.
“I think it’s a wonderful initiative by the Government to inject some much-needed finance into that facility. We know for some time that gym has been on the down slide, and now Government will be putting a helping hand to bring it back to what it used to be,” Ninvalle told Guyana Times Sport during an invited comment on Thursday.
However, he is not the only one impressed, as he explained that even the residents are grateful for this impending development.
Ninvalle explained, “I think the residents in the area in Albouystown will applaud that. That was seen yesterday (Wednesday) when the Minister…visited that facility, and from the view of the Executive of the Guyana Boxing Association, we’re very, very happy.”
With a close eye on the Boxing calendar for the remainder of the year and beyond, Ninvalle sees the ‘Six Heads’ Gym as a key component in the Guyana Boxing Association’s hosting and training schedules.
“Also, we know that during the course of this year, there was a number of senior and major international boxing competitions coming around, and the ‘Six Head’ Gym being back up, fully equipped and ready, you know it’s something that will allow for us to be better prepared for these international engagements,” the GBA boss has shared.
He added, “Ten million dollars will go a very long way into bringing back that facility to what it used to be.”
Named after one of Guyana’s most famous pugilists, the Andrew ‘Six Heads’ Lewis Gym, even in its current state, has been in the thick of things in regard to the return of the sport of Boxing, as it hosted the Mike Parris/Pepsi Under-16 Championships two weeks ago, the first tournament Guyana has hosted since February 2020.
