Christopher wants fight supervisor debarred from officiating

St. Lucia Boxing Association President, David “Shakes” Christopher

President of the St. Lucia Boxing Association, David “Shakes” Christopher has condemned the disqualification/walkover decision against Guyanese Keevin Allicock which has robbed the fighter of the opportunity of qualifying for the upcoming Pan Am Games and is calling for the official to be debarred from future games.

Allicock was prevented from participating in his quarter-final bout of the 2019 America Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Pan Am Qualifiers in Nicaragua, on Monday.

Allicock, a bantamweight 56 kg fighter, was expected to enter the squared circle against Dominican Republic’s Alexy de la Cruz. However, he was declared improperly attired, sent back to the dressing room for a change of outfit and promptly disqualified upon his return to the ring by the fight supervisor.