The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Sport Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

WITH professional boxing at the forefront of national consciousness, the development of amateur boxing continues with one of the premier clubs in the country.

Champion Amateur Boxing Club is scheduled to host its “Halloween Fight Night” 7pm Saturday, October 31, at the Wulff Road Boxing Square.

In an inter-island matchup, CABC’s Daedae Eugene will face Glovels Escament from Abaco.

Other teams expected to compete include the Abaco Boxing Team, Major Pain Boxing Club and Strikers Boxing Club.

At the last CABC event, Eugene was named the MVP (most valuable player) of the night and took home the L Garth Wright floating trophy when he won via KO in the second round over Reggie Danlang.

CABC executive director Ray Minus Jr said many of the young boxers showcased will become household names in the near future.

“We are very dedicated to the programme of boxing, we have developed many great Bahamian boxers but this is a new generation,” Minus said. “They will have the opportunity to represent the country on the world stage and we want people to get to know them right now as they prepare for the 2020 Olympics.”

He continues to search for more prospective boxers to join one of the many local programmes.

“We know that we can produce Olympic prospects because we have already done it, and it starts here,” said Minus. “We feel like we can continue to keep these young men focused on the Olympics and give them the hope to achieve that goal of getting to the Olympics. Once they have the talent, we want to give them the opportunity.”

Minus and CABC recently hosted boxing icon Terry Goldsmith who facilitated a coaches’ clinic working in conjunction with the ABAB and the Bahamas Olympic Committee, both headed by Wellington Miller, to put on a national amateur boxing development skills programme for local coaches.