The names of the eight amateur boxers competing in the exhibition bouts on the Boxing Day Pro Am card at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground dubbed ‘The Linden Showdown’ were released yesterday.
According to promoters of the card, Kurley Hooper will match gloves with Ronald Andrews (75-79lbs), Joshua Corbin will take on Daukyan Miller (84-90lbs) while middleweights Hakeem Alexander and Rudolph Williams will oppose each other.
The exhibition segment of the event will be headlined by Ejad Alli and Troyston Ward who are also middleweights.
All the bouts are scheduled for three rounds each.
Meanwhile, the professional segment of the card will begin with Kelsie George taking on Romeo Norville in a four-round super middleweight contest. Linden native, Cassius Matthews will then step into the ring to face Kishawn ‘Special K’ Simon in a six-round light welterweight fight.
New knockout sensation, Derrick ‘Lights Out’ Richmond will then square off against the experienced James Walcott for the vacant super middleweight title of Guyana. The card will be headlined by Linden’s own, Shaundell Park and Shelly ‘The Boom’ Gibson in a four-round heavyweight trilogy.
Park and Gibson will both look to settle the score as both fighters have victories against each other.
During the contract signing earlier this month, promoter, Omotola Goulding noted that “this card is very important and its pretty much there to assist the young fighters.” “It is a great opportunity to help them to advance and with the public support this can go a far way”.
Goulding also mentioned that the promotional company which is headed by his father Carl (a former boxer) will look to bring off boxing cards three times a year.
One major sponsor onboard so far is Banks DIH Limited.
The first bell should sound around 20:00hrs.
Admission will be $1000.
