After successfully returning to the ring last month, Caymanian amateur boxer Geno Brown is hoping to remain active for the 2024 season.
Brown, 17, defeated Jamaica’s Hackeem Brady via decision at the ‘Clash in Cayman’ show on 8 Dec., marking his first match since his stoppage win against Chad Powell in 2021.
Now 2-0, Brown is hoping to get back to the training grounds inside the D. Dalmain Ebanks Gymnasium after spending time with his family during the holidays.
“I think that it is really important to take some time off from a sport that is so mentally challenging,” Brown told the Compass. “Just unwind and take a break to enjoy life,” noting that break has now come to an end and it’s time to focus on building his fight record.
“I want to start training this week,” he said. “I feel like I am a bit too big for my size, so I want to see how much weight I can lose and, then from there, just try to find as much fights as possible.”
His passion for the sport was reignited last month after getting his hand raised – a moment he admittedly questioned would come to fruition for nearly three years.
“I always found myself asking if it was worth it to keep training at such a high level, if there weren’t any fights,” Brown said. “After fighting [Brady], I had a lot of motivation and it made me want to keep going,” he added, noting that despite his competitive hiatus, his nerves were under control when going blow for blow against his opposition.
“I wasn’t nervous, I was just more excited,” Brown said. “The morning of the fight, I just told myself to have a normal day and by the time I got there, I was pretty relaxed and focused on getting the job done.”
He indeed got the ‘job done’ – dominating the Jamaican over three rounds – all while dealing with an injured leg.
Brown, who mainly trains under the tutelage of coach Flloyd Moxam, went on to talked about where he sees himself in the sport of boxing in the distant future.
“There’s a lot of other coaches that come in to help, and it’s a lot to learn, a lot to take in, but I try my best to make sure everything is tip top because there’s always more to learn in boxing, I just take it one day at a time.
“For now, I’ll fight as an amateur, but really just to see how far I can take it, and if I go pro, then I go pro, but I’m fine with just amateur.”
Brown joins a growing list of Caymanian fighters with an active year ahead, including the likes of Christopher Hurlston, who currently trains at Henry’s Gym in England and duo Alec Lopez and Jaden Eccleston, out of the Performance Lab.
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