Fifty pugilists to feature

 Terrence Poole 
Terrence Poole 

The Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis National Novices Championship returns this evening to its familiar stomping grounds, the National Gymnasium.

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event commences from 18:00 hrs.

The three-day fixture is scheduled to attract in excess of 50 boxers who will be lacing up the gloves for bragging rights and trophies.

According to Technical Director of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Terrence Poole, the activity will usher in the return of the Republican (Prisons) Boxing Gym and the Guyana Police Force Gym.

Other gyms expected to compete are Young Achievers, Vergenoegen, Forgotten Youth Foundation, Guyana Defence Force, Rosehall Jammers and the Pace and Power Gym.

The Guyana Defence Force is the defending champion.