WHEN the Jamaica Boxing Association-sanctioned Wray & Nephew Fight Night opens the gates at the Constant Spring Football Field on Saturday, 16 amateurs and six pro boxers, including two Dominican Republic pros, will get ready to enter the ring at the final showdown of the year with expectations of fireworks.

The local boxers are attached to gyms and organisations from all across the island and represent several weight classes.

The gyms include Stanley Couch, G C Foster College, YMCA, Suga Olympic, Hitbox, Fit Like A Fighter, and Montego Bay Gym. The weight classes range from lightweight to light heavyweight.

Debutant Malik Grant of G C Foster and Javon Lundy of YMCA will open the action in a lightweight match-up for three rounds of two minutes each.

Joevar Hunt, the second of two G C Foster boxers, is to take on Lesburn Harvey of the Montego Bay Gym.

Giancarlo Dujon (YMCA) — son of the former Jamaica and West Indies cricket great Jeffrey Dujon and who won his debut bout earlier this year at Cling Cling Oval — will try for a repeat win against another debutant, Nakia Palmer of Hitbox, in a highly anticipated lightweight face-off.

Another YMCA boxer, debutant Aaron Nelson will try to dispose of Sameer Mirage of Hitbox — also a debutant in the middleweight division.

Suga Olympic will showcase well known amateur boxer Sanji Williams in a welterweight match-up against Kimarley Samuels of Hitbox. Another Suga vs Hitbox bout is to feature Ryan Pusey against Carlos Dwayer (debutant) for a lightweight rumble in the ring.

Mark Cunningham of Montego Bay Gym and Ajani Williams of Fit Like a Fighter are to enter the ring for top honours in the light heavyweight division.

The final amateur bout is to be between Jaheem Morrison of Fit like a Fighter and Kevon McKenzie of LOCF in the light middleweight division.

The amateur bouts will then give way to three professional bouts.

First up will be two pro debutants who have represented Jamaica several times locally and internationally with distinction. They are Daniel Hylton of Hitbox and Demar Haslam of national gym Stanley Couch, in the lightweight division. They met several times as amateurs, with Hylton having the better record. At 25, Hylton is seven years younger than Haslam.

The unbeaten Juzier “Iron Man” Heron of Sanchez Promotions has promised to demolish Jonaury Moreta from the Dominican Republic whose ring record shows two losses and no wins. At 21 years Moreta is five years younger than Heron who clocks in at 26 years and boasts four wins and one draw. They will enter the ring as super welterweight boxers.

Jermaine “Crossbreed” Bowen of I-Fight Promotions will close the show against Elvis De La Rosa of the Dominican Republic in a light heavyweight bout. Bowen will enter the ring on a positive note, having won his last bout in September. He will, however, be taking on a more experienced boxer in De La Rosa whose record shows 16 winswith 14 knockouts, along with 18 losses. Bowen has five wins and three losses. At 33 he is three years younger than De La Rosa.

All the boxers who attended last Thursday’s media briefing promised to put on a show to remember.

Bowen encouraged the fans to turn out in their numbers.

“Come out, come see pure demolition at this fight. Wi just [going to] destroy mi opponent completely — wreck him. Mi [going to] make him experience [Hurricane] Melissa ‘cause he wasn’t here. So, come December the 13, pure destruction and fireworks.”

The Fight Night is being used as a benefit for the western-based boxers who were devastated by Hurricane Melissa.

In addition to Wray & Nephew, sponsors of the event include Doctor’s Cave Club in Montego Bay, Sandals Foundation, KFC, Knutsford Express, Ultra Medical, Good Life water and Caledonia Outdoor Advertising, along with partners Vere Events and Kingston YMCA.