Moore, Caribbean champion for four consecutive years, will take on Linden Arthur in a six-round bantamweight affair on the undercard of the Learie Bruce/Richard Howard match-up.

This fight would be most welcomed by the exciting Moore, whose sublime boxing skills and awesome punching power has restricted him to one fight since he turned professional.

According to manager Keith Bazilio, nobody wants to fight the one-time Caribbean Best Boxer.

“Even sparring partners are scarce. He’s got to spar with guys like Vincent Howard and Hugo Lewis when he was here and Joseph Murray. And he can hold his own with all of them.”

A point echoed by experienced referee Eion Jardine, who believes the 22-year-old can handle himself against fighters in the 135-pound category.

Bazilio described his charge as the best young fighter to come out of Guyana in the last 10 to 15 years. “Without a doubt, he is a very talented youngster with a good fighting brain. He can box and he can fight with grace and talent” and has promised to make him a world champion in the very near future.

“With proper management, which myself and two others are trying to give, he will surely be a world champion. Just give him two to two and a half years. He is only 22.”

Moore’s only professional fight to date ended in a knockout victory over Hughley Robertson, but Bazilio revealed he has a very packed programme set out, which will keep his charge active for the remainder of this year and well into 2003.

In preparation for Saturday’s fight, Moore is working out at the Forgotten Youth Foundation gym under the watchful eyes of another former amateur champion Seibert Blake.

Bazilio also had some advice for boxing fans attending Saturday’s card. He proudly proclaimed that fans come out early so they can say they saw the future world champ when he started his career.

“It would be sad to miss this fight. You are going to see an expression of greatness.”

The card, promoted by the BCBC to fill the void left by the reluctance of promoters due to the economic situation, also features five other professional bouts as well as two amateur fights.

Trinidadians Learie Bruce, Kim ‘Crusher’ Quashie and Ria Ramnarine are expected here on Thursday with Bruce taking on national lightweight champion Richard Howard in the main bout over 10 rounds.

Quashie tackles hard-talking Guyanese world-rated light-heavyweight Gwendoline O’Neil in a six-round catchweight contest that should settle the score between the arch enemies. The two, who met twice before, almost came to blows when Quashie came here as manager for Melissa Charles when she fought O’Neil on Boxing Night 2001.

The other Trinidad/Guyana match-up features Ramnarine, the first woman of East Indian descent to fight in Guyana, in a rematch with Shondell Thomas whom she beat by a unanimous decision in their Boxing Night clash. Their fight will be over six rounds.

Earl Dean, who has his sights set on Howard’s crown, will seek to use Dexter Breedy - whom he meets over eight rounds - as a stepping-stone to his goal, while the Rodney Tappin/Charwayne Benjamin four-round welterweight clash, postponed in December due to a minor accident, completes the card.