January 30, 2013 at 5:54 p.m.
Lindsay's fight stopped at 51 seconds
By Don Burgess
Ja'Nos amateur boxing debut could not have gone much worse.
The pundits may have been proven correct about his safety concerns after his bout with Bajan Emmanuel Lindsay lasted just 51 seconds before it was stopped. At that point Anderson was already ahead on the fight card 6-0.
The CAC Games bout against Lindsay was his first ever fight.
Donna Watson, Chef de Mission, said: "Ja’Nos bout was stopped at 51 seconds because he received two eight counts and was showing passive defense.
“The Referee stopped the bout as he had received six blows without retaliating.”
Watson added: “His movement in the ring was great and more ring time will benefit him later. The score was 6-0.”
Sports Minister Glenn Blakeney had issued some pre-fight concerns.
He said: "I would be concerned with anyone that has a lack of ring experience as it appears the gentleman might actually have. Any boxer that has a minimum amount of ring experience would be a concern in boxing — period."
Trainer Allen 'Forty' Rego echoed the Minister's sentiments.
He said: "They have a young man down there that has never fought in no event and he is fighting in a dangerous division because he weighs 190 pounds. He's never had a fight — any type of fight — but they (Bermuda Amateur Boxing Association) are going to take him down there to fight in the CAC Games."
Bermuda CAC Games boxing team manager Debbie Smith was convinced Lindsay could hold his own in his respective division.
She said: "Ja'Nos is fine and the powers that be down here said his lack of experience is not a problem. As far as we are concerned Ja'Nos is here primarily for exposure period."
Things also did not go well for Bermuda’s other boxer, Nikki Bascome.
He lost his welterweight fight against Mexico's Oscar Molina in a welterweight bout.
The two boxers fought a tight first round with it ending even on the judges scorecards at one apiece.
Molina then outpointed Bascome 3-0 in the second round. The fight was stopped at 1:48 of the third round.
Watson said: "Nikki's bout was stopped as he received a hard kidney blow and went down on one knee and did not rise until the referee had finished the eight count.
“Nikki told me that he thought the referee counted to 10 so he waited to the last second to rise.
“He was ready to continue but the referee had decided to call the bout rather than risk an internal injury. The primary concern of the official is the safety of the boxer. However Nikki did score the first blow and at the end of round 1 it was 1-1but the final score was 4-1." n
Ja'Nos amateur boxing debut could not have gone much worse.
The pundits may have been proven correct about his safety concerns after his bout with Bajan Emmanuel Anderson lasted just 51 seconds before it was stopped. At that point Anderson was already ahead on the fight card 6-0.
The CAC Games bout against Lindsay was his first ever fight.
Donna Watson, Chef de Mission, said: "Ja’Nos bout was stopped at 51 seconds because he received two eight counts and was showing passive defense.
“The Referee stopped the bout as he had received six blows without retaliating.”
Watson added: “His movement in the ring was great and more ring time will benefit him later. The score was 6-0.”
Sports Minister Glenn Blakeney had issued some pre-fight concerns.
He said: "I would be concerned with anyone that has a lack of ring experience as it appears the gentleman might actually have. Any boxer that has a minimum amount of ring experience would be a concern in boxing — period."
Trainer Allen 'Forty' Rego echoed the Minister's sentiments.
He said: "They have a young man down there that has never fought in no event and he is fighting in a dangerous division because he weighs 190 pounds. He's never had a fight — any type of fight — but they (Bermuda Amateur Boxing Association) are going to take him down there to fight in the CAC Games."
Bermuda CAC Games boxing team manager Debbie Smith was convinced Lindsay could hold his own in his respective division.
She said: "Ja'Nos is fine and the powers that be down here said his lack of experience is not a problem. As far as we are concerned Ja'Nos is here primarily for exposure period."
Things also did not go well for Bermuda’s other boxer, Nikki Bascome.
He lost his welterweight fight against Mexico's Oscar Molina in a welterweight bout.
The two boxers fought a tight first round with it ending even on the judges scorecards at one apiece.
Molina then outpointed Bascome 3-0 in the second round. The fight was stopped at 1:48 of the third round.
Watson said: "Nikki's bout was stopped as he received a hard kidney blow and went down on one knee and did not rise until the referee had finished the eight count.
“Nikki told me that he thought the referee counted to 10 so he waited to the last second to rise.
“He was ready to continue but the referee had decided to call the bout rather than risk an internal injury. The primary concern of the official is the safety of the boxer. However Nikki did score the first blow and at the end of round 1 it was 1-1but the final score was 4-1."
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