Amsterdam dazzles, Allicock is Best Boxer

Sportsman-of-the-Year, Desmond ‘Dynamite’ Amsterdam provided a reminder of his pugilistic pedigree when he detonated against his middleweight rival, Nickelle Joseph of Trinidad and Tobago. (Emmerson Campbell photo)

There was fever pitched excitement, an overflow of fight fans and fistic fury not witnessed locally in years when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) hosted the Patrick Ford Memorial Boxing Tournament on Sunday at the National Gymnasium. 

The top quality international card ushered in the return of the annual fixture and exceeded in satiating the boxing starved fans that filled the tastefully decorated venue.

Served were mouthwatering and entertaining punch-filled bouts by the cream of Guyana’s amateur boxing stars.