Three-man team selected for AMBC c/ships

Minister of Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., poses with the selected boxers at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ gym recently.
Minister of Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., poses with the selected boxers at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ gym recently.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has selected a three-man team to represent Guyana at the Americas Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Elite championship later this month in Ecuador. 

According to a release, the team will be led by former Caribbean middleweight champion Desmond Amsterdam and includes two other former Caribbean champions. 

They are light welterweight, Colin Lewis and lightweight Jamal Eastman. Technical Director, Terrence Poole MS will serve as Manager/ Coach on the sojourn.  

The release also stated that the team has been encamped and has been going through sessions conducted by Poole and national coach Lennox Daniels.  The AMBC Championships is scheduled for March 22nd to April 2 in Ecuador and will mark the first international competition for Guyana for 2022.