Guyana\u2019s emerging boxing talent was on full display on Saturday when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) staged the Michael Parris Pepsi Under-16 Developmental Tournament at the Andrew \u2018Six Head\u2019 Lewis Gym and the Pace and Power Gym in Albouystown.<\/p>\n
The event brought together young prospects and rising amateurs from several gyms, reinforcing the GBA\u2019s commitment to rebuilding and strengthening the local boxing pipeline.<\/p>\n
Nine bouts highlighted the programme, with a mix of stoppages and closely contested decisions underscoring both the raw power and growing technical ability of the country\u2019s next generation of boxers.<\/p>\n
The card opened with an all-Harpy Eagles Boxing Gym clash between Nathan Sugrim and Richard Da Silva.<\/p>\n
Sugrim wasted little time asserting himself, forcing the referee to stop the contest in the opening round to claim an emphatic victory.<\/p>\n
That early statement set the tone for an action-packed night. In Bout Two, Omar Barker picked up a similar win over gym mate Emmanuel Nelson.<\/p>\n
Kelon Mullin and Donevan Choy, both from Harpy Eagles Boxing Gym, then went the distance in Bout Three, with Mullin winning on points after a competitive exchange.<\/p>\n
Another points decision followed in Bout Four, where Imhotet Vanderstoop (Andrew Lewis Boxing Gym) edged Dellon Andrews (Harpy Eagles Boxing Gym) with a disciplined performance built on clean scoring shots.<\/p>\n
The Pace and Power Gym celebrated a hard-fought win in Bout Five as Ishmeal Ramsaroop defeated Trovalta Harris of Harpy Eagles Boxing Gym on points.<\/p>\n
One of the standout performances came in bout Six, where Andrew Lewis Gym\u2019s Josh Chester secured a points victory over Derick Springer of Pace and Power Gym.<\/p>\n
Chester\u2019s poise and ring intelligence later earned him the tournament\u2019s Best Boxer award in the Under-16 category, marking him as one to watch for the future.<\/p>\n
The Vanderstoop name featured prominently again in Bout Seven, with Itavius Vanderstoop of Andrew Lewis Gym stopping Kelon Pierre (Harpy Eagles Boxing Gym) in the first round after a dominant display.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, one of the country\u2019s top youth boxers, Ken Harvey, was declared the winner in his contest after Izza Vanderstoop was unable to continue following the first round, resulting in a win by abandonment.<\/p>\n
The final bout of the night saw Antwain Venture and Emmanuel Sandiford, both from Pace and Power Gym, deliver a closely fought contest.<\/p>\n
Venture emerged victorious on a split points decision (2-1), capping the evening with one of the most competitive match-ups on the card.<\/p>\n
Kevin Issacs, from the Guyana Police Force Boxing Gym, was named Best Boxer in the Elite category, a recognition of his continued excellence and leadership among the senior ranks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Guyana\u2019s emerging boxing talent was on full display on Saturday when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) staged the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":463535,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-463534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/463535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=463534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=463534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}