{"id":23773,"date":"2024-11-04T13:36:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T13:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23773"},"modified":"2024-11-04T13:36:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T13:36:51","slug":"boxing-community-pays-tribute-to-late-coach-terrence-poole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/boxing-community-pays-tribute-to-late-coach-terrence-poole\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing Community Pays Tribute to Late Coach Terrence Poole"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Eric Collymore<\/strong><br><strong>October 9, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgetown, Guyana \u2014 Friends, family, and athletes gathered at the National Gymnasium on Wednesday to honor the life of the late Terrence Poole, a renowned Medal of Service recipient and three-star boxing coach, who passed away last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poole&#8217;s legacy in the Guyanese boxing community spanned over 40 years, marked by his roles as a coach, mentor, competition coordinator, and Technical Director of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poole&#8217;s impact extended to training national boxing talents, including Olympians Keevin Allicock, Desmond Amsterdam, Colin Lewis, and the Jackman sisters, Alesha and Abigail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Known for his straightforward and motivational coaching style, Poole was revered for pushing athletes to reach their potential, even in challenging times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boxers reflected on the invaluable guidance he provided, acknowledging the irreplaceable void left by his passing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abigail Jackman shared that Poole &#8220;really played a significant role&#8221; in developing their skills from the start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her sister, Alesha, echoed similar sentiments, describing Poole as more than just a coach \u2014 a mentor and motivator who guided them both in sport and life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olympian Keevin Allicock spoke emotionally about Poole&#8217;s unique ability to inspire his fighters, recounting how his voice would echo in his mind during fights, pushing him to give his best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;He would throw more fuel in my tank to keep me going,&#8221; Allicock shared, noting that Poole\u2019s loss is deeply felt among fighters and within the boxing association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Secretary\/Treasurer of the Boxing Association, Seon Bristol, also reflected on Poole&#8217;s character, recalling his positive spirit and unwavering dedication to the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funeral service for Terrence Poole is scheduled for Thursday at Merriman\u2019s Funeral Home at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Eric CollymoreOctober 9, 2024 Georgetown, Guyana \u2014 Friends, family, and athletes gathered at the National Gymnasium on Wednesday to honor the life of the late Terrence Poole, a renowned&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23773"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23776,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23773\/revisions\/23776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}