By Michael DaSilva
Professional boxing will make a welcome return and moreso the National Park on July 29 when TJ's International Promotions stages its debut card to feature Richard Howard and Earl Dean in a lightweight title fight.
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According to co-promoter Jimmy Ramnarayan the card will have an international flavour and will include two female bouts.
Denny Dalton will match gloves with a Trinidadian in the main supporting bout while the undefeated Shondell Alfred will match gloves with a rival from the Twin Island Republic.
The other female contest brings together Gwendolyn O'Neil and Margaret `Chico' Walcott in a return match.
Keith `Crusher' Thomas is slated to meet Cassius Matthews in a junior welterweight contest while Mark Dummett will continue his international career against another debutante, Mark Dalton, in a bantamweight bout.
According to Ramnarayan, Robin `The Albion Prince' Lall will be appearing on the card, after a very long layoff against an opponent to be named.
The card was originally billed for July 28 but the date was shifted it clashed with Andrew `Sixhead' Lewis' World Boxing Association title defence against Ricardo Mayorga.
Ramnarayan whose co-promoter is Trevor Lee, said the TJ's International Promotions group will make every effort to stage regular cards and will also be promoting other sport events as well as musical shows.