KEVON FELMINE

kevon.felmine@guardian.co.tt

Af­ter three years of thirst­ing for the Gayelle, Rio Claro bo­is­man Sel­wyn John won his fourth ti­tle at the Na­tion­al Stick­fight­ing Com­pe­ti­tion last night.

John did not have to throw a blow in the night's fi­nal bout at Skin­ner Park, San Fer­nan­do, as his chal­lenger, Daniel Bar­clay, con­ced­ed at the start. Bar­clay had suf­fered an in­jury to his arm in his se­mi-fi­nal bout against Mark Quashie.

John walked away with the top prize of $30,000.

Al­though Bar­clay com­pet­ed in the fi­nal, the judges placed him third in the com­pe­ti­tion, award­ing Evon Ralph the run­ner-up po­si­tion. Ralph won the 3rd/4th place bout as his com­peti­tor, Quashie, con­ced­ed the match with­out a fight.

An­der­son Mar­cano won the Can­dal Com­pe­ti­tion, a new cat­e­go­ry for the Best-Dressed Bo­is­man.