The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association has collaborated with the Guyana Boxing Association to advance the sport by presenting the body with a cheque. The Association in a release said a team of four (4) boxers and two (2) Coaches has been selected to participate in the World Championships to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from May 1-14th, 2023.
The Technical Director for G.A.B.A, Mr. Terrence Poole said the boxers selected are the 2022 Sports Man of the Year Desmond Amsterdam, Olympian Keevin Allicock, Colin Lewis and Joel Williamson.
Steps have been taken to prepare the quartet for the major international event utilising the services of Cuban coach Francisco Roldan. The team will be spending two-weeks in Ecuador at a training camp.
Guyana’s only Olympic Medal was won in boxing. Michael Anthony won a Bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics and holds the distinction of being the only boxer in the English-speaking Caribbean to ever win a medal.
