“This is business” – Allicock, Marques to face off for featherweight title

Guyana’s featherweight title will be on the line on March 28 at the Pegasus Hotel and Corporate Suites in a highly-anticipated bout featuring Olympian Keevin Allicock and experienced professional campaigner Dexter Marques.
Allicock and Marques, usually sparring partners, will face off in the squared circle for the first time.
As the pugilists exchanged words during a recent press briefing, Allicock declared it will be business and Marques agreed.
“I’m an Olympic fighter; I’ve been representing Guyana all my life, but this is different. This is business. This is where Keevin Allicock takes over. You know, I’ve started my professional journey 3-0, this will be my fourth, 4-0. I’m speaking into existence,” Allicock declared.
In turn, Marques warned: “I played with you all the time, but you know it’s boxing, like you said it’s business and I really thank you for this opportunity ‘cause I will skin you up.”
Delving further into their impending clash, both boxers had words of caution for the other.

Referencing his “Lightning” nickname, Allicock expressed, “I’m letting everyone know that this is serious business; this is not like amateur; this is eight ounces on my fist, I hit much more harder. According to Dexter, he said I’m just fast but for those that experience lightning when it strikes, it comes with power, not just speed and come the 28th of March, it’s going to be exciting. Dexter is going to be lying flat on his face.”
“It’s two ways this fight will go down, it’s either I punish him first and then knock him out or he gets knocked out early. So, he gets that choice to make,” Allicock cautioned.
However, Marques responded, “Keevin, I want to say thanks to Keevin for making this step, to be a man and not a little child. Like he said, he was fighting amateur, he’s an Olympian and stuff, but I’m not seeing no medal, nothing. All his fights, I’m not seeing nobody knocked or anything, but it’s a different time between professional and amateur.”
“He called me out on the last occasion and I was like, ‘Keevin serious?’ he called me out to fight. You know, I respect him, very good youngster, but I’ve got to discipline him. I will discipline him,” Marques later assured.
The March 28 fight night will be headlined by an International Boxing Organisation (IBO) Super Bantamweight World Title clash between Guyanese Elton Dharry and Tanzania’s Salmin Kassim.
Tickets for the event are on sale at the Pegasus Suites in Kingston, Georgetown. Gallery seating will cost $10,000, ringside $20,000, VIP $40,000 and VVIP $60,000.