The excitement is fever pitched and Elton Dharry and Ronald Ramos are ripped and ready for their headline bout on the ‘Return of the Scorpio’ Pro/Am card this evening at the National Gymnasium.
As vitriol spewed during yesterday’s weigh-in at the Everest Cricket Club pavilion, Ramos tipped the scales at a shredded 117.5 pounds, while the equally supremely conditioned Dharry was right on the bantamweight limit at a fighting ready 118 pounds.
The eight-round bout will be the main attraction of the 10-fight card. Action is set to start at 19:00hrs.
Stopping short of predicting knockouts, both fighters spoke with confidence of having their hand raised at the end of the night.
Speaking through an interpreter, the Colombian Ramos stated that he came prepared to give a good account of himself and looks forward to the win.
The USA-based Dharry told fans to expect fireworks as he looks to shake off some ring rust.
Meanwhile, Director of Sport and President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle along with the event’s promoter, Seon Bristol, stated that the event will be “the best card in a decade” and that the aesthetics and decor of the arena will be something to remember.
They both collectively agreed that if you are a fight fan and you are not at the venue tonight “you would be robbing yourself of quality boxing.”
Five exciting professional bouts which will be headlined and co-headlined by Dharry and Dexter ‘De Kid’ Marques respectively, as well as an amateur section of equal quality, are confirmed.
Marques will enter the squared circle against another Colombian, Luis Carrillo in an eight-round super bantamweight encounter.
A Caribbean rivalry will also resume as Terrence Adams will battle Barbadian Ricardo Blackman, while Anthony Augustin will oppose Emmanuel Anderson also of Barbados. The card will also feature a six-round super flyweight bout involving females Natalya Delgado of Panama and Estafania Matute of Venezuela.
The amateur segment will be headlined by local stars, sisters, Alesha and Abiola Jackman.
Jamaica’s Britney MacFarlane is the confirmed opponent for Alesha whilst Trinidad and Tobago’s champion Lee Ann Boodram will engage Abiola, the older sibling of Alesha.
The fight night will mark Dharry’s return to the ring in over a year and will serve as a tune-up for his July encounter on local shores with Hugo Hernandez of Mexico for the WBC Silver Belt. Dharry, 37, fought for the WBA Super flyweight title in 2019 but suffered a controversial ninth-round stoppage loss to Australian Andrew Maloney in Melbourne.
The card will be live-streamed internationally on various social media platforms and it will be an electrifying evening of action.
Tickets can be purchased at the sole location of Hot & Spicy Creole Corner. The prizes are: VVIP $10,000, VIP $6000, Ringside $3000, and Stands $1000.
