Guyana captures two gold medals at OECS Boxing Tourney

Joshua Thambarran

Guyana’ dominance on the English-speaking boxing scene continued on Friday evening in St Lucia.

According to a press release by the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Joshua Thambarran and Shakquain James captured gold medals in the 57 kg junior and 67 kg youth divisions, respectively, at the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Championships.

Thambaran out-boxed Jaquan Grant of Barbados to win via unanimous decision, while Welterweight Shakquain James stopped Barbadian Nathan Walcott at 1:42 in the second round.