Jamaica’s Bruising Gym came to the Cayman Islands for a 10-bout contest – and left sporting plenty of bruises after a crushing defeat at the hands of the hosts.

Fighters from the D. Dalmain Ebanks Boxing Gym entertained a packed crowd which included Minister of Sport Mark Scotland.

It also meant a return to the ring for Kendall Ebanks and Dariel Ebanks who recently represented Cayman at the World Amateur Boxing Games in Azerbaijan.

Kendall, fighting last on the card, destroyed Anthony Clarke with a comfortable 33-20 points win.

Clarke had little time to take a breath as Kendall led with a series of combinations, quick jabs, and a strong right hook from the opening bell.

And the Jamaican was lucky to go the distance after being subjected to a standing count which may well have seen the fight come to a close earlier.

Minister Scotland presented the trophy to Kendall after the judges’ decision but the verdict was never in doubt.

Although Dariel’s victory was a little closer, he looked composed against Michael Gardner and eventually outpointed the Jamaican 15-14, hardly
breaking sweat in the exhibition fight.

There were also great results for the local ladies as well. Tracey Seymour, fighting the far heavier Sasha Gay Fowler defeated her opponent 18-11.

And after struggling in the opening round, Jessica McFarlane-Richards fought through the pain barrier in the next three to take victory over Felice Groves.

It was a hard fought battle for Jessica who needed treatment from Dr Angella Glidden-Wood after the final bell.

But she managed to regain her composure and get back to her feet to lift the prize for the deserved victory.

In the junior bouts, Raymon Rodriquez defeated Andre Gray and despite drawing on points, Tafari Ebanks was declared winner for his last round efforts over Kestna Davis.

There were also victories for Thomas McField over Julian Brown and Oral Smith over Gino Brown.

But Jamaica’s Bruising Gym didn’t go home completely empty handed. Kamahl Russell won by a second round technical knockout over Aaron Powell and Diego Rodriguez beat Jesse Powell in a junior exhibition bout.

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