In what can only be described as a move of historic proportions, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has officially launched its National Academy Training Programme, which will be rolled out in various sections of the country, with Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis gym in Albouystown serving as the initial starting point.
The novel endeavour, which will feature a judge/referee component, will also be conducted during the month of August as it seeks to further expand and concretize its local scope. The primary function of the academy is to unearth and nurture new talents in the discipline.
Steve Ninvalle, President of the GBA, said, “It’s not how you start, but how you finish. If we start with this group, I see that when it comes to the end, we will have many more people here. It would be remiss of me if I did not applaud the efforts of some of our senior boxers, including Desmond Amsterdam. Colin Lewis, Abiola, and Alesha Jackman for seeing it fit to turn out to be something like this. It shows that their hearts are with boxing, as are all of us at the head table and all of you who are here.
