THE Jamaica Boxing Association (JBA) and title sponsor Wray & Nephew hosted a festive media briefing at Tracks & Records for the final Wray & Nephew Fight Night of the year and the first post-Hurricane Melissa boxing event, on Thursday.

The JBA announced a loaded 10-card bout which consists of three pro fights and seven amateur bouts to be held at the Constant Spring Sports Complex on Saturday.

The boxers who attended the media briefing, led by pro fighter Jermaine Bowen, promised to put on a show to remember. Brown will take on Julio “Dom Rep Bomber” Guerrero of the Dominica Republic.

“He’s a good opponent,” Bowen said of his light heavyweight opponent. “He’s a ‘come forward’ fighter, that’s why mi a guh put him on the canvas come December 13. Straight knockout fi him. Two place him can end up, flat pan him back or flat pan him face, nuh weh else.”

Bowen encouraged the fans to, “Come out come see pure demolition at this fight. We just ah go in deh go destroy mi opponent completely, wreck him. Mi a guh make him experience Melissa, ‘cause because he wasn’t here, so come December 13th , pure destruction and fireworks.”

The other two pro bouts feature the unbeaten Juzier “IronMan” Heron vs Jonaury Moreta of the Dominica Republic (super welterweight), and debutant Daniel Hylton against Demar Haslam in a light heavyweight bout.

JBA President Stephen Jones is happy for the return of the Fight Night for a number of reasons, including helping the boxers who have been affected by the hurricane.

“I personally never thought that we’d be having another fight card after Melissa but the fact that everybody called for it — and not only for the fight, but to use it as a platform to help build back in terms of having an outlet for donations and the proceeds going towards the boxers — is pleasing,” Jones said. “I think it carries a lot of weight and it’s going to be a very big fight card, a very good fight card, so it’s one that I think will end the year well.”

Western Jamaica-based Coach Jasmine Graham is eager for the return of the event. She spoke about the effect of the hurricane on the boxers in the region.

“Individually, it was traumatising because some of them, they actually lost their roofs,” she said. “So, some of their beds are wet, some don’t have clothes. The majority of them, they don’t have food but the gym is a safe haven for them. We’d text in the group at a particular time, and we would all link up on that day so that we could hear what they’re saying. A lot of them, they are mentally distraught and I realise that they are traumatised but, like I said, we are resilient and I try to let them know that, ‘There’s always a better tomorrow. Just put your best foot forward. Don’t think on things that you have lost, but try to rebuild from where you are at now.’ “

Two amateur boxers from the Montego Bay Gym will be on the card.