Sampson named ‘Best Boxer’ after beating T&T’s Prince Charles

By Sean Devers

A good-sized gathering at the National Gymnasium saw both Guyanese pugilists beat their Trinidadian opponents when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA)’s Mike Parris Under-16 Schoolboys and Juniors Boxing tournament was held on Sunday night.

For the first time in this tournament, named in honour of Guyana’s only Olympic Medalist, Mike Parris, overseas boxers were invited to give the 12-fight card an international flavour

The curtains came down on the tournament just after 23:00hrs, and, by then, Guyana’s Tiquan Sampson, who defeated Trinidadian Prince Charles in the night’s final bout, was adjudged the ‘Best Boxer’, while the Vergenoegen Boxing Gym, of West Demerara, and Rosehall Jammers of Berbice, tied with three points each to share the ‘Best Gym’ Trophy.

The Jackman sisters (Alisha & Abiola), just back from India where they failed to medal at the Women’s World Boxing Championships, went at each other in an exhibition bout.

In the main bouts of the night, the talented but temperamental Taffina Barker beat Trinidadian lass, Shania Nunez, while Sampson put on a clinical showing in his victory over his ‘Trini’ opponent.

The ladies went at each other with plenty of zest, and Nunez, who has improved from the last time she was here, was courageous enough to trade punches with Barker.

But although Barker was hit a few times, she still dominated the bout, switching early from ‘Boxer mode’ to ‘Fighter mode’, as she caught Nunez with some good shots to body and head as she backed her up against the ropes.

If Barker can stay focused and remain calm, she has the ability to

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Watched by a vocal gathering, which included Olympian Keevin Allicock and former Boxers Wayne Harris, Vincent Howard and Joseph Murray, the young boxers showed plenty of enthusiasm, which suggests that, if properly developed, Guyana will continue to be the headquarters of Amateur Boxing in the English-speaking Caribbean.

In the male international bout, the ‘Prince’ was out-boxed by the talented Sampson, who caught him with ‘rights’ to the body and four-shot combinations to the head. When Charles tried to counter-attack, most of his punches were taken on his opponent’s glove. During the latter stages of the contest, the ‘Trini’ resorted to ‘hugging’ his man as the Guyanese won 3-0.

In the other bouts, Mihil Ramsaroop lost to RHJ gym-mate Roopesh Balgobin, while VBG’s Keyon Britton looked very organised, and displayed sound technique and boxing skills as his fight with Pace & Power’s Jerimiah Joyce was stopped in the second round

Jaydon King (RHJ) beat Stephen Allicock (P&P); Ryan Rodgers (P&P) beat his stable mate Khumda Alexander; Keyon Hamilton (RHJ) threw some very fast left-right combos to the head of Oshawn Edwards (P&P), as the bout was stopped in the opening round; Chance Niles (P&P) lost to Shakquian James (FYF); Garvel Hyman (VBG) beat Joshua Bynoe (P&P), after his corner threw in the towel, and Jermain McGarell (VBG) beat Shemroy Wintz (RHJ).

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Race 1 Briggsey tracted over 2000 applicants, as opposed to the 600 in 2022. In addition to the Aquatic Centre, sessions will be held at Watooka, in Linden, Colgrain, in Georgetown, and at Albion.

President of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) Dwayne Scott was present for the opening ceremony, and gave brief remarks, detailing that, “It is a pleasure to be here and witness so many beautiful faces taking part in this initiative.”

“It exposes every one of you to this very important life skill. This is the Land of Many Waters, and the last thing you would want is to not know how to swim.”

Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle indicated that the NSC, as a collective, is mapping out different ways to make it easier for persons to participate, and since last year, they removed the need for payment at registration. This year, he said, the registration was done Online.

Given the number of participants in the programme this year, Ninvalle said safety is priority, and that in addition to the programme for children in August, there will also be one specially for adults.

More so, the Director of Sport revealed that they acquired 20 touchpads that will be installed soon, thereby boosting Guyana’s capacity to host regional and international events at the National Aquatic Centre.

NSC Vice-Chairman Cristy Campbell, during her remarks, said: “We (NSC) are committed to sports development, infrastructure and programmes that will benefit all Guyanese.

“The increase to 2000 signals that parents are au fait with the NSC’s work, and they are grasping the opportunities presented. I wish all the participants a successful two weeks at the camp, and I hope that we will have some new swimmers channeling into our National Swim Academy.”

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CA and the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Mon- day, with female players set to share in a $133 million ($AUD) over the five-year period.

The boost in payjumping from $80 million in the previous agreement - comes on the back of recent increases made in New Zealand and India towards the end of last year that ultimately saw female players