Saint Lucia Third At Guyana Boxing Championships

Thursday, Aug 22

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eam Saint Lucia won Third Place at the 7th Annual Winfield Brathwaite Caribbean School Boys and Girls Tournament, which was held in Guyana from August 16-18, 2024.

Led by Captain Herve Charlemagne, Team St. Lucia ended the tournament 14 points behind Trinidad & Tobago in second place and the host nation Guyana retained the title.

Standout performances came from Nervon Mederick who won two silver medals, Orlando Monrose and Elroy Canchon who both had the fights of their young careers. For their display and dedication the three athletes received cash incentives.

President of the Saint Lucia Boxing Association, David Christopher, congratulated the entire team.

We are very proud of the boys for their show of sportsmanship, dedication and discipline and I want to say to them that they are all winners, stay in the gym and results will be better next time,” he said.

He added, “the SLBA will continue to invest in these youngsters because they represent the future but we want them to also believe in themselves, work hard and stay the course.”

During their time in Guyana, Team Saint Lucia was also engaged in motivational sessions with Olympic Silver Medalist Micheal Paris and two-time American and two-time North American Champion the legend, Terrence Alli.

Team Saint Lucia returned home safely on Monday evening.