PANJIM: In a bid to boost boxing in Goa and give boxers the feel of professional boxing Tito’s will host ‘The Great Fight Night’- on March 3 at 8 p.m. at Tito’s Arena, Baga, organised by Goa Boxing Association. 10 boxers, 6 men and 4 women will fight it out and take home cash prizes.
“Tito’s is sponsoring four boxers to fight in different clubs every weekend under our brand name. This is sponsored by Goa Boxing Committee under Rohan Khaunte and myself. We aim to promote and recognize boxers and giving them an opportunity to showcase their talent. We hope more clubs will support us in this endeavour“, said organizer and co-owner of Tito’s Ricardo De Souza. There are two teams fielded for the ‘The Great Fight Night’.
Team Lights Out has national camper Ashok Patil, national player’s Umesh Chavan, Anup Prasad, Rinky Dabholkar and national medalist Shrisha Jampulla coached by Vishwanath Govekar and Arif. The other team Bone Crusher has a strong side with national players Pralhad Panda, AK Roshanzamir, Salim Wazur, Prachi Kerkar and Simran AK coached Chitambaram Naik and Pravin Shirodkar.
The winners will take home a cash prize of Rs 3,000 while the runners- up will have to be content with Rs 1,000. “This is a good initiative where Ricardo De Souza has come forward to support the sport in a unique manner. We need our boxers to be rewarded for their performances and feel like stars. This will boost their performance in the sport and allow them to continue working hard,” said secretary of Goa Boxing Association, Danuska Da Gama.
To be a regular affair, these Great Fight Nights will be held at various locations in Goa to allow people to witness the sport and bring to the fore names of top Goan boxers who are probables for the forthcoming National Games to be held in November in Goa.
