Pace and Power emerged as the overall winner, while Vergenoegen’s Keyon Britton walked away with the best boxer accolade when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) staged the 3rd edition of the monthly schoolboy championship at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis facility in Albouystown.
This was confirmed by an official release from the GBA. According to the correspondence, a total of seven wins were recorded by Pace and Power, three of which were against rival participants. They also suffered two defeats to Vergenoegen, who eventually finished in the runner-up position in the overall standings.
Trainer Clifton Barker was adjudged the best coach due to the performance of Pace and Power pugilists.
Meanwhile, Britton clinched the best boxer accolade following a dominant win over Yusuf Edwards (Pace and Power) in the 46-48KG category. Britton won via a referee-stop contest in round 3. Also, Jermaine Craig was awarded the best referee/judge accolade.
GBA President Steve Ninvalle said, “The success of this initiative adds another important layer to our boxing philosophy. Our youth programme or nursery has always been the bedrock or foundation of our prolonged success in the region, and concepts such as this are directly linked to that competitive prosperity. The GBA understands that constant evolution is a fundamental element of the time, and the introduction of new gyms and the unearthing of new talents, which was the initial inspiration and objective of the programme, have proven to be the best example of how to improve the sport’s overall quality.”
Meanwhile, Terrence Poole, Technical Director of the GBA, who administers the initiative, said, “The programme is important, and so far we are making a lot of progress and seeing and discovering talents. We have some new gyms and new fighters, and that is what this programme is all about, which is expanding the sport.”
Complete Results
22-24KG
Ezekiel Barratt (Pace and Power) vs. Komani Bacchus (Pace and Power)
Barratt won via abandonment in round 2.
25-27 KG Junior Madray (Pace and Power) vs. Aaron Fileen (Vergenoegen):
Madray won via decision.
30-32KG
Akeem Quintin (Pace and Power) vs. Ezekiel Witwright (Vergenoegen)
Quintin won via decision.
35-37KG
Dreshawn Willery (Pace and Power) vs. Nicholas Ashby (Pace and Power)
Willery won via decision.
35-37KG
Isaiah Ashby (Pace and Power) vs. Rayon France (Vergenoegen)
Ashby won via walkover.
46-48KG
Keyon Britton (Vergenoegen) vs. Yusuf Edwards (Pace and Power)
Keyon Britton won via a referee-stop contest in round 3.
47-49KG
Akeem Johnson (Vergenoegen) vs. Lennox Lawrence (Pace and Power)
Johnson won via abandonment in round 1.
53-55KG
Isaiah Ruiz (Pace and Power) vs. Jaheim Ashby (Pace and Power)
Ruiz won via a referee-stop contest in round 3.
57-59KG
Ken Harvey (Pace and Power) vs. Khumda Alexander (Pace and Power)
Harvey won via decision.
68-71KG
Shemroy Wintz (New Amsterdam Boxing Academy) vs. Jofes Jackson (New Amsterdam Boxing Academy)
Wintz won via a referee-stop contest in round 3.
80-82KG
Daniel Denard (Bailey Boxing Gym) vs. Shane Caesar (New Amsterdam Boxing Academy) Denard won via decision.
