GBA selects 30 for this weekend’s tournament

Following weeks of preparation, the selection committee of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has selected a 30-member team to represent the Golden Arrowhead at the Caribbean’s first schoolboys and juniors tournament scheduled to be held here this weekend.

According to a release from the association, 14 schoolboys, 10 juniors, three youths and three females have been selected to battle against St Lucia and Jamaica at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The contingents from St. Lucia and Jamaica are scheduled to arrive tomorrow and Thursday respectively.

As of press time, the GBA was still awaiting word from Barbados.

The local boxers will be under the watchful eyes of coaches Sebert Blake

Terrence Poole, Sheldon Thomas, Clifton Moore and Floyd Grant.

Team Guyana is as follows:

Schoolboys

Dwayne Baptiste, Shaquancy Wright, Deron Williams, Travis Invervary, Leon Moore Jr., Kevin Mullin, Junior Hyman, Shemar Hutson, Matthew Mitchell, Brian Harris, Theo Bumbury, Joel Allicock

Isaiah Moore and Delroy Elcock.

Juniors

Shemar Bumbary, Shaquille Wright, Keevin Allicock, Omar Pollard, Joshua Ross, Christopher Moore, Michael Edwards, Joshua Corbin

Desan Allicock and Akiel Mounter.

Youths

Herman White, Duel Augustin and Quincy Boyce.

Females

Akea Lamazon, Rianna Rogers and Rondesa Bagot.