Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, heaped praise on Guyana-born boxer Lennox ‘Too Sharp’ Allen, saying that he has made the entire nation proud with his recent victory in the World Boxing Association’s Super Middleweight Gold Championship.
“Guyana is proud of you and the success you have achieved. You are one of us, and you have placed the Golden Arrowhead on the map, and we therefore say, ‘Congratulations’,” Minister Harmon told Allen when the boxer paid him a courtesy call at the Watooka House last evening.
From left: Lennox Allen, the World Boxing Association’s Super Middleweight Champion; Minister of State Joseph Harmon; and former Mayor of Linden Carwyn Holland [Ministry of the Presidency photo]
The Minister was in the Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region 10) to participate in the region’s flag raising ceremony to observe Guyana’s 49th Republic Anniversary.
Allen won the Championship after he floored American Derrick Webster in the third round (for a 10-8 round) of the match and was ahead on the scorecards from that point onwards in the fight, which took place at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota, USA on February 15. At the end of the contest, two judges scored the fight 98-91, while the other had it 97-92, all in favour of Too Sharp Allen, thereby declaring a unanimous decision victory.
Before meeting with the Minister of State, Allen met with Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Valerie Patterson- Yearwood, who has allocated him a house lot. He also met with Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, and was later the guest of honour at the 49th Republic Flag Raising ceremony at the Durban Park.
Allen’s victory in the match last weekend has made him Guyana’s fifth World Boxing Champion.
