Thambarran and James win gold af OECS boxing Championships

GUYANA's unrivaled dominance in the English-speaking boxing fraternity continued on last Friday evening as Joshua Thambarran and Shakquian James captured gold medals in the 57kg junior and 67kg youth divisions, respectively, at the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Championships in St. Lucia.

Featherweight Thambaran outboxed Jaquan Grant of Barbados to win via unanimous decision, while Welterweight Shakquian James stopped Barbadian Nathan Walcott at 1:42 in the second round.

Probed on the performance of his charges, head coach Clifton Moore, during a brief comment, said, "Ex- ceptional; they both weighed in far below the weight of their respective opponents."

Tambaran had a 6.3 kg disadvantage, and James had a 5.6 kg disadvantage. I advised them to avoid too many clinches by using lots of lateral movements and to concentrate on more straight punches.

Moore, who hails from the Vergenoegen gym in Region #3, affirmed that he is confident in a positive display from Guyana's solitary female pugilist, Tianna Moore, who is scheduled to enter the squared circle.

He explained, "My expectation has got to be positive. This is her first outing, like Tambaran, and if he