World Amateur Boxing Championships in Almaty |19 October 2013

Keddy Agnes loses on points

Reigning Sportsman of the Year Andrique Allisop carries Seychelles’ hopes in the ongoing International Boxing Association (Aiba) World Amateur Boxing Championships after a second Seychellois fighter – Keddy Agnes – took the exit yesterday.

Agnes lost to Indian Manpreet Singh in a heavyweight (91kg) preliminary round contest.

According to the Indian press, Manpreet, a silver medallist at the 2010 Asian Games, scored with hard-hitting uppercuts and jabs which did a lot of damage and put Agnes on the back foot right from the very beginning.

Manpreet went on to make the pre-quarters by virtue of a unanimous decision (3-0).
On Thursday, Jovette Jean lost by technical knockout (TKO) against Uzbek Azizbek Abdugofurov in the middleweight (75kg) division.

Allisop will fight Mexican Lindolfo Delgado in the 60kg class second round tomorrow.

G. G.