`Candy Man’ to put Austin, trash talk remarks to bed

Simeon Candy Man Hardy left, going hard during a sparring session recently at the FYF gym. (Aubrey Crawford photo)

By Emmerson Campbell

Simeon ‘Candy Man’ Hardy, the WBC CABOFE welterweight champion is more than anxious to step in the ring against Mark Austin since he read the remarks made by Austin’s trainer in a Stabroek Sport publication two days ago.

Austin and Hardy will match gloves on March 30 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in an eight-round non title bout on the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) 21ST edition of the Guyana Fight Night Pro Am card.

Said Austin’s trainer George ‘Canchie’ Oprecht in