Trumpet ready to blow July 12

TRINIDAD and Tobago welterweight champion Floyd Trumpet, aims to get his promising career back on track on July 12 in the feature bout of a card promoted by Fine Line Kickboxing Gym and Cosmic Boxing. Trumpet takes on Barbadian Benjamin Modeste in a ten-round contest at the Chaguanas Indoor Regional Complex, Saith Park, Chaguanas. It is one of two professional boxing matches on the seven-fight card starting at 7.30 am, which also has two kickboxing contests scheduled. Trumpet boasts a record of 11 victories in 14 bouts with two defeats and a draw. He last fought  in mid-2002 when he was unsuccesful in a bid for the Caribbean title. On that occcasion, he was defeated by fellow Trinidadian Felix Vanderpool  in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA when he refused to answer the bell after the third round claiming he was experiencing breathing problemsTrumpet’s purse was subsequently withheld by the Nevada State Athletic Commission pending an investigation. However the Chaguanas postie was later absolved of any wrongdoing and was handed his earnings. Yesterday, promoter Cecil Forde said Trumpet is anxious to get back into the limelight and work his way up to another regional title shot and a chance to get into the world rankings. He said Trumpet’s opponent, Modeste has a record of 12 victories in his 18 fights, with six losses and will prove a major test for the Trinidadian who is regarded as one of the fittest boxers in the game.

Modeste is a former Continental junior welterweight champion who, should he defeat Trumpet would enhance his reputation and make a claim for further regional recognition. In the other feature bout on the card, exciting female talent Ria Ramnarine gets into the ring for a six-rounder against Vicki Boodram, of the Phoenix Boxing Gym of Princes Town. Ramnarine of Fine Line Gym, has three wins from her five profesional bouts to date and has been pining for a fight for several months.She however was put on hold because of the non-appointment of a Boxing Board of Control for several months However, the Carapachaima Tigress, whose two defeats were narrow home town decisions is keen to impress her home fans and work her way up the Women’s International Boxing Association Rankings (WIBA) and a shot at a regional championship. Her match, Boodram, has had an outstanding career as an amateur, winning four of her five bouts ,and looks foward to beginning her professional career on an auspicious note. Three amateur bouts will complete the boxing action. Donald Snaggs of Fine Line meets Caribbean silver medallist Simeon Prince in a three-round middleweight scrap; Fayium Muhammed of Cosmic comes up against Leroy Isadore of Fine Line, over three rounds also; and Caribbean Senior flyweight champion ,Terrance Lokai of Revival Boxing Gym, Port-of-Spain matches fists with Aaron Cumberbatch of Cosmic in a four-rounder. Forde said yesterday the card has been submitted to the Boxing Board of Control for approval today, when they meet under chairman Melchoir Taylor.