GBA selects three-man team for Mexico championships

Steve Ninvalle
Steve Ninvalle

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has selected three pugilists to compete at the American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Round Robin Continental Battles Championships next month in Mexico.

President of the association, Steve Ninvalle told this publication yesterday that Travis Inviary, Patrick Harvey, and Alesha Jackman were the boxers selected and the trio currently have their hard hats on, putting in work in their respective gyms.

The GBA head also disclosed that Terrence Poole, the Technical Director of the association has been named as coach/manager of the October 6 to18 sojourn which will be hosted in the city of Guadalajara. In addition, three other boxers, Olympian, Keevin Allicock, Desmond Amsterdam and Dennis Thomas are also in prep mode.

Alesha Jackman (left) and Patrick Harvey

The elite boxers are preparing to represent the 592 in the AIBA Men’s World Championships slated for October 24 to November 6 in Belgrade, Serbia.

AIBA’s flagship tournament will be a key milestone in the boxing calendar this year, with the best athletes from around the world set to compete in the Serbian capital. The delivery of the event will be overseen by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, who is the Head of the Local Organising Committee (LOC).

The previous edition of the AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships was hosted by Ekaterinburg, Russia, in 2019.