Boxers promise explosions at Thirst Park come Saturday

Edmond DeClou works on the heavy bag in preparation for his upcoming fight with Howard Eastman. (Orlando Charles photo)

By Emmerson Campbell

The Oxford dictionary defines the word explosion as a violent release of confined energy, usually accompanied by a loud sound and shock waves.
The Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) fight card this week-end is promising a series of such explosions.

The six-fight card is appropriately dubbed `Thirst Park Explosion’ as much as for the promised activity as it is for the venue where those explosions will take place.
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