Caribbean Times 63rd Issue - Friday 23rd December 2016

12 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g
Friday 23rd December 2016
Trio capture titles in international boxing
By Marver Woodley
A trio of Antiguan Boxers
have produced suburb
work overseas in several
International Boxing competitions.
Carl Warner, Yakita
Aska and Allister Ryan representing
the Cobra Boxing
Gym carried the twin island’s
flag proud winning
their respective matches
and categories.
Aska a light heavy
weight boxer and Ryan a
middle weight fighter both
traveled to Tortola where
they competed in two categories
and emerged victorious.
Warner made good on
his promises delivering one
fetal blow to Omari Bowers
within the first-round
knock-out victory segment
to grab the title, while Aska
By Marver Woodley
The Under 15 Tournament for the Antigua
& Barbuda Cricket Association is set
to take flight once again after a one year
break.
The tournament was put on hold due
2015 packed calendar according to the Association’s
President Leon Rodney.
The President noted that although the
tournament garner the support from major
corporate citizens the matches which are
won his category by unanimous
decision over Tortola
native Andre Hudson.
Meanwhile over in Europe
Ryan dazzled the
crowd in the light-wellto-weight
class, defeating
opponents from Italy and
Sweden on his way to conquer
the King of the Ring
title in London a few days
later.
U-15 Cricket competition resumes
usually played under lights was simply not
possible and a major adjustment will be
made to include in in the 2017 calendar.
The competition which was favored by
the public last year however was criticized
by many as they deemed the conditions not
fit for children, will bounce-back with an
upgrade.
The competition will nonetheless reopen
during the Association’s domestic
season in March 2017.