President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) Peter Abdool says that amateur boxing is the nursery of the professional sport and that is why the GBBC is concerned with what happens at the amateur level.
“You may wonder why the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) concerns itself with what goes on in amateur boxing, after all the sports are truly separate. The rules on which they compete are completely different. Scoring is different as are outcomes because of differences in scoring and rules, “ Abdool declared in a recent interview with Stabroek Sports.
“As you probably are aware, professional boxing is a bit of an enigma compared to many other sports as there is always some level of confusion that exists in the minds of most folks with respect to the differences between amateur and professional boxing. In terms of Guyana, perhaps the most salient difference apart from the technical aspects, is the way in which the sports are funded and of course, as in most poor developing countries, funding is always a problem and dictates essentially the pace at which things are achieved.
