‘Lightning Struck Assassin’ Jones is new light heavyweight champion

Referee Eion Jardine raises the hand of Kwesi Jones after winning Guyana’s light heavyweight title on Friday night at Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Also in the photo is Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green. (Orlando Charles photo)

A systematic attack to the body and head snapping uppercuts by the new light heavyweight champion Kwesi ‘Lightning Struck Assassin’ Jones resulted in a fifth round TKO over Leon ‘The Lion’ Gilkes on Friday Night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

On the occasion of the 13th Pro-Am card Jones made light work of the underprepared Gilkes, who replaced Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman earlier on Friday after he failed to make the required weight of over 168 pounds. Eastman,