“Deadly” Denny Dalton suffered his 3rd consecutive loss on June 24th during the Pro/Am card hosted by the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport in collaboration with the Guyana Boxing Board of Control Dalton came up against Joel “Mr. Majestic” McRae in Friday Nights professional session. From the beginning of the fight Dalton attacked the slimmer but visibly fit and comfortable McRae but was unable to convert his aggression into a solid performance. The first sign of danger appeared during the 2nd round when a combination put Dalton on the canvas. He survived the 8 count but McRae failed to capitalize on the weakened Dalton and dragged the fight out into the 6th and final round when he was awarded a split decision thus causing Dalton his 3rd consecutive loss in as many appearances.
The highlight of the night was the matchup between Simeon Hardy and Eversley Brown. The bout had bearly gotten underway when a hard right from Hardy put Brown down causing doctors to rush to his aid. Even after the decision was announced Brown was unable to stand on his own causing him to be rushed to a city hospital for medical attention. The lightweight title of Guyana was on the line in the feature bout of the night with Mark Austin Squaring off against Revlon Lake. Lake lost his previous meeting with Austin and as such was eager to avenge that upset. The match was evenly match for the majority of the bout with both boxers landing power punches but unable to convert them into knockouts. Austin was however unable to go the distance in the 12 round encounter.
This could be explained since most local fighters are conditioned for 6 round boxing matches and as such encounter difficulties past the 8th round. Exhaustion showed on the part of Austin from the 9th round and Lake took advantage to deliver a blistering attack giving the impression that he had a bust of energy. The full toll of the exhaustion showed in the 11th round when Lake was placed flat on his back from a volley of punches. Lake therefore avenged his loss and silenced critics and lifted the lightweight title. The other results for the night saw Ray Sandiford overcoming “the Pocket Rocket” Rogers in the other professional bout of the night. Marvin Ageday, Imran Khan from Berbice defeated Richard Williamson and Stephan Goveia triumphed in the amateur bouts of the night.
It must be noted that crowd attendance to the Pro/Am cards is poor and as such apart from the in ring performances, it would be difficult to gauge the success of the monthly fight card.
-Andrew Ross
Everything Guyana