Amsterdam surprised, elated with latest achievement

Desmond Amsterdam won a silver medal at the AMBC championships last night in Colombia.

Punching his way to the podium in recent international outings has catapulted standout boxer, Desmond Amsterdam further up in the amateur world rankings.

According to the latest International Boxing Association (IBA) world rankings which was released on Thursday, the middleweight orthodox fighter is ranked no.23 and has now ascended to being the highest ranked pugilist in Guyana.

The ‘title’ of the highest ranked local was previously held by featherweight star, Keevin Allicock, who was rated 19 in the previous ranking.