Boxing

Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis
Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis

Lessons learnt!

Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis has no regrets about his life at this point and time.

Miguel ‘Hands of Stone’ Antoine connects with one of his many powerful right hooks to the head of Mark Austin.
Miguel ‘Hands of Stone’ Antoine connects with one of his many powerful right hooks to the head of Mark Austin.

‘Hands of Stone’ handed Regional Commonwealth title

Barbados’ Miguel ‘Hands of Stone’ Antoine handed Guyanese Mark Austin his first professional defeat and in the process became the first fighter to own the Regional Commonwealth title in the main event of the Pro-Am card at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Friday night.

Peter Abdool

GBBC to up the ante for Friday Night Fights

President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) Peter Abdool, in retrospect, believes that the monthly Friday Night Fights were a success but he said this year the board will be upping the ante to improve the career of its boxers.

Manny Pacquiao

Mosley/Pacquiao fight in the works

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – American Shane Mosley’s  adviser met the promoter of boxing’s number one fighter   Manny Pacquiao yesterday to finalise terms on a May 7 bout in   Las Vegas, the former welterweight champion said.   

 Nandkumar Singh

Primo K.O’s Munroe

-Allicock awarded best boxer Samuel Primo, fighting out of the Guyana Defence Force Gym (GDF),  defeated Republican Gym’s Trelon Munroe by a knockout to win their heavyweight clash when the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association’s Champion of Champions tournament ended Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Referee Eion Jardine signals Miguel Antoine to a neutral corner to administer the count to Shawn Pile.  (Orlando Charles photo)

Antoine stops Pile, Bess foils ‘The Lion’ Gilkes

Barbadian and former Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) champion Miguel Antoine secured a TKO victory over Shawn Pile 1:26s in round three of their four-round encounter on the Friday Night Fights Pro/Am boxing card at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Pacquiao to choose from three opponents for next fight

MANILA, (Reuters) – Should a highly anticipated clash with Floyd Mayweather Jr fail to materialise, Manny Pacquiao will pick from a shortlist of three opponents for an April 16 bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the Filipino’s promoter Bob Arum has said.

Pacquiao outclasses Margarito for eighth title

ARLINGTON, Texas, (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao  cemented his place in the pantheon of boxing greats by  recording an unanimous points victory over Antonio Margarito on Saturday to claim the vacant WBC super welterweight title.

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