Local boxers batter Frenchmen

Trinidad and Tobago amateur boxers battered their Martiniquan counterparts and emerged victorious by a 5-1 margin on an international card staged at the Siparia Lions Civic Centre over the weekend.

Leading TT to glory over the Frenchmen was the immensely-talented Aaron Cumberbatch who exerted his superiority over Kenny Broguey in their flyweight clash. Fighting with 108lbs, Cumber-batch displayed superior ring craft and dazzling speedy combinations as he scored unanimously over Broguey (110lbs) on all three judges’ scorecards. He was voted “TT Fighter of the Night” for his classy showing.

Aaron Hassett, Andrew Fermin, Richard Straker and Simon Prince proved too much for the visitors who got their consolation victory when TT’s Keston Burton dislocated his right shoulder and forced the referee to stop the contest after 37 seconds of the third round in a welterweight contest. Burton (153lbs) traded punches with Ludovic Beraud (154 lbs) but soon found himself in difficulties after his right arm dropped from the socket. Ludovic gained the verdict with a RSC (Referee Stopped Contest).  He gained the verdict  as  “Martinique Fighter of the Night.” Fermin (145lbs) pummelled his much more heavier opponent Lionel Angelique (156lbs) and won by a 3-0 margin in their light welterweight scrap while Simon Prince (165lbs) also secured a commanding 3-0 win over Mario Piston (166 lbs) in a light heavyweight showdown.

Hassett  (135lbs) stopped Steve Beraud (137) 2-1 in their lightweight contest while Straker inflicted a similar defeat to Jimmy Granville (170) in another light heavyweight clash. In the featherweight clash, TT’s Anthony Olivierre (124lbs) defeated Miguel Antoine (124) of Barbados by a 2-1 margin. On the distaff  side, Tiana Soca Saney (142 lbs) of Tigers Gym outpointed Giselle Martin (142) of White Eagles while Avalon Oliver (104 lbs) of Sand City gained an RSC (1:12 of the First Round) over Paige Cardinez (87) of White Eagles. Cardinez received a two eight-point count. Schola Carrington (167lbs) of White Eagles stopped Krystal Lessey (165) of Phoenix of Princes Town by a RSC (Head Blow, 1:41 of Second Round).

In the other local bouts, Joseph Straker (142) of Sand City demolished Ellis Thompson (144) of Youth Training by a 3-0 margin; Makeele Quashie (128) of White Eagles downed Fayhym Mohammed (125) of Cosmic Gym; while Leroy Isidore (124) of Fine Line Studios took care of Richard Boodram (125) of Phoenix with RSC (Referee Stopped Contest) after 1:56 of the second round.