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Teenager Kamel Dickinson may have only laced up the gloves for the first time in August last year.

But he's already being talked about as one of Bermuda's top talents.

The 19-year-old middleweight fighter, who has won all three bouts in a whirlwind amateur career, will get a chance to continue his meteoric progress when he travels to Cape Cod with a team of boxers from Police Gym.

The event is a charity boxing night involving fighters from Bermuda, the Massachusetts State Police, The Denver Police Department and the Barnstable police - some of whom featured in the Bermuda police's black-tie event last year.

Heavyweight Josh Smith, a British hairdresser at Tangles in Hamilton and police-officers Asaph Rawlins, Lloyd Peterkin and Shameen Iqbal are also on the team.

But it is Dickinson and 20-year-old Arizona Golden Gloves winner Kejon Trott, that coaches are looking to as future talents for Bermuda.

“If they keep at it like they say they are going to, then I'm sure within a couple of years they will excel,” said coach Quin Mallory, who will travel with the team to Friday's event.

“Fighting overseas like this is going to help them improve,” he added.

Dickinson isn't sure what the opportunities are for Bermuda's boxers - he's just aiming to be the best he can.

“As a boxer you should always believe you can beat everyone you come up against. I train hard and I watch the best boxers out there and try to follow what they do. Floyd Mayweather is one of my favourites - his style is pretty similar to mine.

“My daddy was a boxer so I think I got some of it from him. Everything I do I try to put in 100 per cent and I'll just have to see how far I can take it. I hope to go as far as possible.”

Dickinson, who works at CS Painters, made his ring debut at the Police Boxing Night with a comprehensive points win over Callon Burns.

But his toughest fight to date was at last month's Fight Night when he out-pointed the more experienced Lyndon Woods over three rounds.

Now he just aims to keep his unbeaten record and possibly to fight at the Caribbean Amateur Boxing Association Championships in the summer, though a trip to London with the police team looks more likely.

Craig Morfitt, head of the police boxing division, said the Cape Cod trip would be a good chance for the fighters to test their skills.

“Even at this early stage Kamel, who only had his first competitive bout at the black tie event, is looking promising. He is already 3-0 and he's clearly got the potential to be one of Bermuda's top boxers within a couple of years.

“Kejon Trott is another one who has shown potential - he's looking good for a young fighter.

“Josh Smith is the best and most experienced boxer on the team and he's still building up.

“We've got a real mix of experience. This will be Peterkin's first fight, Rawlins has done well in his two fights and Shameen Iqbal has had a couple of fights and is looking for her first win.”

The fighters fly out to Boston tomorrow for the event in Cape Cod on Friday night.[[In-content Ad]]

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