2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League – Match Report 16

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 84-1 (Gayle 38*, Hafeez 30*) beat Barbados Tridents 168-6 (Pollard 63*, Smith 33, Badree 2-27) by 17 runs (DLS Method)

The St Kitts & Nevis Patriots pulled four points clear of the Barbados Tridents in third place of the Hero Caribbean Premier League table with a comfortable victory in Match 16. An underwhelming start to a defense of 169 by the Tridents meant the Patriots were 84 for 1 after 9.3 – and 17 ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern par score when tropical rains brought an early end to the match. 

Warner Park has historically been the highest scoring venue in the Hero CPL, with an average first innings score of 160, and an average first innings winning score of 180, and it soon became apparent that this was another excellent pitch for batting when Dwayne Smith struck a four and a six in the first over to get the Tridents up and running.

The Tridents batted aggressively through the Powerplay, scoring 51 runs, but lost three wickets as well. Both Kane Williamson and Smith were caught attempting to hit consecutive boundaries – Williamson picking out deep square leg and Smith mis-timing to mid-on. In between those two dismissals Christopher Barnwell was trapped leg before wicket by a ball that skidded on from Samuel Badree who finished with figures of 2 for 27.

After the Powerplay the Tridents were quickly four down as some poor running and excellent fielding saw Akeal Hosein run out, leaving the Tridents 62 for 4. Following a brief period of consolidation Shoaib Malik was dismissed too as he looked to accelerate the innings in the 13th over by taking on a Hasan Ali short ball. He could only top edge the shot which was well caught by Mohammad Nabi at fine leg despite a swirling wind.

With Malik’s dismissal the pressure on Kieron Pollard to elevate the Tridents to a competitive total increased. Seemingly aware of the additional responsibility Pollard took care against the spin of Nabi, who finished with 0 for 23 from his four overs. However, against the medium pace of Carlos Brathwaite and the pace of Hasan Ali, Pollard showed clear intent to capitalise and hit cleanly and powerfully with the wind to lift the Tridents in the latter stages of their innings.

Pollard’s power was on full display as he hit six sixes and just one four in his unbeaten 63 off just 40 balls. Nicolas Pooran also hit two sixes in a useful 14-ball cameo. The Patriots dared to bowl the spin of Tabraiz Shamsi at the death and the last over cost 15 runs, meaning the Tridents scored 75 runs off their last six overs and finished with 168 for 6.

Only three scores lower than 168 had ever been defended at Basseterre and the Patriots were given an early boost by a first over in which the first five balls from Hosein were all wides. When Hosein finally discovered his radar Evin Lewis stuck a straight six down the ground only to be dismissed off the last ball of the over, top edging another leg side delivery.

The rest of the Powerplay brought no let up in the scoring rate as Gayle and Mohammad Hafeez took the Patriots to 59 for 1 after six overs with 18 of them coming from six balls bowled by Wahab Riaz.

The field dropping back could not stem the flow of runs and two more boundaries lifted the Patriots to 84 for 1 after 9.3 overs when the rain begun to fall.

Upcoming Fixtures

Saturday: Guyana Amazon Warriors v Trinbago Knight Riders, 12.00 & St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v St Lucia Stars, 21.00

Sunday: Guyana Amazon Warriors v Barbados Tridents, 18.00

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Hero Caribbean Premier League

2017 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 17

Trinbago Knight Riders 131-3 (McCullum 65*, Darren Bravo 27) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors 130-5 (Mohammed 66) by 7 wickets with 25 balls to spare

A mature, sensible knock from the experienced Brendon McCullum, who scored 65 off 45 balls, guided Trinbago Knight Riders to a seven-wicket win over Guyana Amazon Warriors in match 17 of the Hero Caribbean Premier Leauge (CPL). This was after Knight Riders’ twirlers had displayed all of their skills to restrict the target to a very gettable 131. Their victory means Knight Riders have become the first team to qualify from the group stages for the Playoffs which will take place in Trindad from 5^th to 9^th September.

McCullum’s innings set the bedrock for Knight Riders’ pursuit and allowed his side’s other batsmen the freedom to play as they wished. Darren Bravo and Colin Munro took the opportunity to attack, striking 11 off 8 and 27 off 19 respectively, while Denesh Ramdin enjoyed some time in the middle, finishing on 20 off 19.

The role of platform-building is not one McCullum often plays, with him more often choosing to attack from ball one, but it’s a job he performed with aplomb, as he put the result beyond doubt before exploding, taking 20 runs off a Roshon Primus over and bringing the game to an early finish.

McCullum didn’t have everything his own way, and was troubled in particular by 18-year-old Afghan Rashid Khan, who finished with exceptional figures of three overs for 11 runs. McCullum survived two consecutive LBW appeals from the leg-spinner, but made sure he capitalised on his reprieves, striking four fours and four sixes, before Ramdin brought an end to proceedings with another six with Knight Riders victors by seven wickets and with 4.1 overs remaining.

Earlier, after Dwayne Bravo won the toss and chose to bowl, Knight Riders’ spinners played a key part in restricting Amazon Warriors to a chaseable total. Their trio of slow bowlers – Sunil Narine, Nikita Miller, and Khary Pierre – conceded just 60 off their combined 12 overs, with Narine’s 1-11 off 4 overs the standout. Meanwhile the seamers – Robert Frylinck, Ronsford Beaton, and Dwayne Bravo – went for 68 runs off their eight overs. Captain Bravo in particular came in for some punishment, going for 35 off his three overs.

The main resistance came from Jason Mohammed, who bided his time before adding some late acceleration. In the face of consistent bowling and the loss of batting partners, he reached 50 at exactly a run a ball, before striking two fours and a six in his next eight balls, the last of which, also the last of the innings, bowled him for 66.

He was assisted by Gajanand Singh, who joined Mohammed for a 63-run partnership, of which his share was a run-a-ball 27. At the half-way stage their side’s 130-5 appeared competitive, with the pitch seemingly not conducive to quick scoring, but that reckoned without the class of McCullum.

The result sends Trinbago Knight Riders through to the knockouts, and leaves Guyana Amazon Warriors facing an uphill struggle to qualify.

Guyana Amazon Warriors are next in action tomorrow, when they take on Barbados Tridents at home. Trinbago Knight Riders next play on Wednesday, away at St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots.

Upcoming fixtures

Guyana Amazon Warriors v Barbados Tridents, Providence, 20^th August, 6pm

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Jamaica Tallawahs, Basseterre, 21^st August, 6pm

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Hero Caribbean Premier League 

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ISSUED ON BEHALF OF BARBADOS TRIDENTS 
Bridgetown, Barbados. 19 August 2017

The Barbados Tridents have replaced Raymon Reifer with Tion Webster for the remainder of the 2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Reifer has been called in the Test squad for the West Indies’ Test tour of England. 

Webster is an exciting young cricketer from Trinidad & Tobago who made his first-class debut in the recently concluded 2016-17 four-day regional competition. He made a first-class hundred in his second match against Barbados and also claimed two wickets in his two matches.

Speaking of Webster’s selection for the rest of the tournament Robin Singh, coach of the Tridents, said: “While it is sad that we lost the services of Raymon for this year’s event we are delighted to see him getting a place in the West Indies squad for the prestigious tour of England.

“We look forward to welcoming Tion to the Tridents family and we are sure he will be a success for our team and in his future career.”

ABOUT THE HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE: First started in 2013, the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is a franchise-based T20 format cricket tournament that combines two of the most compelling aspects of Caribbean life – dramatic cricket and a vibrant Carnival atmosphere. Combining broadcast and digital viewership over 149 million fans watched the 2016 season to make it one of the fastest growing leagues in world cricket. Jamaica Tallawahs are the current Hero CPL champions and the other competing teams are Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots, St. Lucia Stars and Trinbago Knight Riders. The 2017 tournament will run from 4 August – 9 September 2017. For further information visit www.cplt20.com.

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ISSUED ON BEHALF OF TRINBAGO KNIGHT RIDERS
Port of Spain, Trindad. 19 August 2017

The Trinbago Knight Riders have replaced Mehedi Hasan with Ashley Nurse for the remainder of the 2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Mehedi Hasan was recalled by the Bangladesh Cricket Board ahead of the home Test series against Australia so was not available for this year’s Hero CPL.

Barbados born Nurse is an off-spin bowler who has played 18 ODIs and four T20 internationals for the West Indies and has played for the Barbados Tridents in previous editions of the Hero CPL. He will join the squad in St Kitts for the match against St Kitts & Nevis Patroits which is taking place at Warner Park on Wednesday 21^st August.

Speaking of Nurse’s selection for the rest of the tournament Simon Katich, Head Coach of the Knight Riders, said: “Ashley gives us another spin option. He has been playing some league cricket in England so he comes fresh to us from there.

“Dwayne Bravo was very keen to get him into the squad given that we have still got some big games coming up against St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, Jamaica Tallawahs and Barbados Tridents. He will have a big role to play giving us another spin option.”

ABOUT THE HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE: First started in 2013, the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is a franchise-based T20 format cricket tournament that combines two of the most compelling aspects of Caribbean life – dramatic cricket and a vibrant Carnival atmosphere. Combining broadcast and digital viewership over 149 million fans watched the 2016 season to make it one of the fastest growing leagues in world cricket. Jamaica Tallawahs are the current Hero CPL champions and the other competing teams are Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots, St. Lucia Stars and Trinbago Knight Riders. The 2017 tournament will run from 4 August – 9 September 2017. For further information visit www.cplt20.com.

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Hero Caribbean Premier League

2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League – Match Report 18

 St Lucia Stars 46-1 (Fletcher 27*, Watson 12*, Badree 0-17) – No Result

The St Lucia Stars received their first point of the 2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season after rain caused their match against St Kitts & Nevis Patriots to be abandoned after 8.1 overs of play. Just over half an hour of play was possible before a heavy burst of rain caught the players by surprise. Despite the best efforts of the groundsmen they were unable to ready the ground for play again with further frequent showers complicating their task. 

In the short amount of play that was possible the Patriots had done well to restrict the Stars batsmen. After winning the toss and electing to field first the Patriots bowled six straight overs of spin in the PowerPlay. The Stars have struggled against spin this season and that trend continued with just 33 runs coming from the first six overs bowled by Fabian Allen and Samuel Badree. The pressure of that tight start accounted for Johnson Charles who mis-timed an aggressive shot to long-off against Allen when looking to increase the scoring rate. Badree had time to finish his quota of four overs, conceding just 17 runs from them before the rain arrived.

The initial shower was short but significant and caused a lot of damage to the outfield and square. The groundsmen worked tirelessly for two and a half hours before the match was declared a no result. One point for the Patriots moves them clear of the Jamaica Tallawahs who are third in the table. The Stars meanwhile, remain in sixth position.

Upcoming Fixtures

Sunday: Guyana Amazon Warriors v Barbados Tridents, Providence, 6.00pm

Monday: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Jamaica Tallawahs, Basseterre, 6.00pm

For images from this match visit https://mm.gettyimages.com/mm/nicePath/gyisports?nav=pr538082992where they can be downloaded and used for free. Credit: CPL via Getty Images.

For further information please contact:

Peter Miller
Mobile: +447769119636
Caribbean Mobile: + 1 (758) 729 2012
Head of PR and Communications
Hero Caribbean Premier League 

 

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Kingston Jamaica. August 20, 2017

The Jamaica Tallawahs have called Mahmuddulah Riyad into their squad for the remainder of the 2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season as replacement for Imad Wasim who has been recalled to undergo fitness testing by the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Bangladeshi all-rounder Mahmuddulah has played 33 Tests, 145 ODIs and 58 Twenty20 internationals for his country and has taken 131 wickets and scoring 5,774 runs in international cricket over his eight-year career. His 102 not out against New Zealand in the recently concluded Champions Trophy helped his team secure a semi-final spot in that tournament.

Mahmuddulah will join the Tallawahs on August 23, 2017 in time to participate in their match against St. Lucia Stars at Sabina Park.

Speaking of Mahmuddlah’s arrival Tallawahs coach, Paul Nixon, said: “We are gutted to be losing Imad Wasim but Mahmuddulah is a great replacement. He is a proven match winner at international level and he is exactly the kind of player we need to claim back to back Hero CPL titles.”

ABOUT THE HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE: First started in 2013, the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is a franchise-based T20 format cricket tournament that combines two of the most compelling aspects of Caribbean life – dramatic cricket and a vibrant Carnival atmosphere. Combining broadcast and digital viewership over 149 million fans watched the 2016 season to make it one of the fastest growing leagues in world cricket. Jamaica Tallawahs are the current Hero CPL champions and the other competing teams are Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots, St. Lucia Stars and Trinbago Knight Riders. The 2017 tournament will run from 4 August – 9 September 2017. For further information visit www.cplt20.com.

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Mobile: +447769119636

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Hero Caribbean Premier League

2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League – Match Report 19

Guyana Amazon Warriors 160-6 (Walton 92, Guptill 27, Pollard 4-15) beat Barbados Tridents 150-4 (Smith 100, Williamson 47, Tanvir 3-40) by four wickets

A record run-chase at Providence Stadium by Guyana Amazon Warriors overshadowed a superb century from Dwayne Smith in Match 19 of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). After Smith’s brilliance had lifted the Tridents to 159 the Amazon Warriors chased the total with four balls to spare. 

Chasing a record 160 at Providence Stadium demanded efficient use of the Powerplay by the Amazon Warriors and a combination of wayward lines from the Tridents and clean hitting from Chadwick Walton and promoted opener Sohail Tanvir gave them that. After three overs the Amazon Warriors, perhaps assisted by the ball skidding on and emboldened by the size of their task, had blitzed 48 runs.

Their early aggression paid off, and despite losing Tanvir—caught at mid-off for 16 off 9 and Gajanand Singh for 0 off 2—the Amazon Warriors reached a venue-record and team-record 72-2 after six overs. Walton was the star and batted magnificently, hitting the ball notably straight and timing the ball sweetly. After just seven overs the required run rate had been slashed from eight to just six and a difficult chase had been transformed.

Martin Guptill then joined Walton and their calm 81 run partnership took the Amazon Warriors within 15 runs of victory with 26 balls remaining. Four dot balls then followed before Guptill and Walton were caught in the deep off consecutive balls from Kieron Pollard to give the Tridents a glimmer of hope. With eight required off 12 balls Pollard took two more wickets off consecutive balls and conceded just three from the penultimate over, finishing with 4 for 15.

Defending five off the last however was a step too far for the Tridents. A boundary down the ground from Assad Fudadin and a wide next ball sealed a spectacular victory for the Amazon Warriors.

Earlier in the evening the Tridents adopted a markedly different approach to their innings. Smith and Kane Williamson begun circumspectly against some tight bowling. At the end of the Powerplay they were only 27 for 0, thanks largely to the second over from Sohail Tanvir which was taken for 13 by Smith who hit three boundaries. In the other five overs the Tridents, particularly Williamson, struggled to rotate the strike with the field in tight.

After the end of the Powerplay both men appeared to time the ball better once they were able to pick off singles rather than having to hit through the in-field. Williamson hit his first boundary in the seventh over and once Smith struck consecutive boundaries in the ninth the runs started to flow more freely. Williamson’s growing confidence was illustrated by a slapped six down the ground and an outrageous paddle sweep, fetched from outside off stump and threaded to the right of short fine leg for four.

When Williamson was eventually dismissed, caught at long off off Rashid Khan, his partnership with Smith of 107 was the highest ever at Providence Stadium and had laid an excellent platform for the Tridents.

Smith was lucky to be reprieved on 42 when he was caught at long-on only for Keemo Paul to have over-stepped. He certainly made the most of his good fortune in a spectacular final few overs.

Having been at the crease since the start of the innings Smith appeared perfectly attuned to the pace of the pitch and when first Tanvir and then Rayad Emrit narrowly missed their yorkers at the death, Smith was able to capitalise on them carving boundaries over cover point, clubbing them straight and expertly upper cutting a short ball variation.

As the Tridents looked to accelerate at the death they lost Kieron Pollard and Nicolas Pooran and eventually Smith, but not before he reached a century with a two in the last over. The Tridents score of 159 for 4 was the highest CPL score ever made at Providence but less than two hours later it became the second highest as the Amazon Warriors and Walton went one better.

Upcoming Fixtures

Monday: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Jamaica Tallawahs, Basseterre, 6.00pm

Tuesday: Guyana Amazon Warriors v St Lucia Stars, Providence, 6.00pm

For images from this match visit https://mm.gettyimages.com/mm/nicePath/gyisports?nav=pr538082992where they can be downloaded and used for free. Credit: CPL via Getty Images.

For further information please contact:

Peter Miller
Mobile: +447769119636
Caribbean Mobile: + 1 (758) 729 2012
Head of PR and Communications
Hero Caribbean Premier League 

Cautiously optimistic that often-repeated plans to improve the infrastructure in the parish will become a reality this time around, residents of Duhaney Pen, St Thomas, are urging the Government to ensure that small businesses are supported in any scheme to grow the economy in the often-forgotten eastern parish.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness earlier this year announced that the parish is slated to get a major boost with the establishment of a new town centre for the capital, Morant Bay.

The town centre is slated to be constructed on the 25-acre lot which previously housed the Goodyear Tyre Factory.

Travelling to the parish is also slated to become easier, with the construction of a four-lane highway from Harbour View to Bull Bay, and the widening and improvement to the road between Bull Bay and Morant Bay.

Last Thursday, several residents of the parish were excited by the proposed developments as The Gleaner‘s On The Corner, with the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), made its latest stop in Duhaney Pen.

ECONOMIC TRAIN TO GROWTH

Having listened to co-chairman of EPOC, Keith Duncan, outline the role of the body in monitoring the Government’s performance under the three-year International Monetary Fund standby agreement, the residents urged him to implore the Andrew Holness administration to ensure that small business operators in the parish are not forgotten.

“I believe the economic train to growth is through small business, so while we are clamouring for the big businesses to come, in the interim we should develop the smaller businesses and help those businesses to grow, which in turn will turn into big businesses,” said Denver Howell.

He argued that training is needed to prepare residents of the underdeveloped parish to prepare for developments being planned by the Government.

“While we are clamouring for good road and urban centre around by Goodyear, I don’t want when it comes finally, the people of St Thomas can’t access it. The powers that be need to move now to start training the school leavers from now so they can be ready when the time comes,” added Howell.

While agreeing with the call, Duncan urged the residents not to wait on the Government but to position themselves to be better able to capitalise on the opportunities.

“If we know where the economy is going; if we know the economy is going towards tourism, business processing outsourcing or call centres, or manufacturing; and we know the resources that you have in St Thomas, you have to seek out those resources, and as a group of businessmen get together and build partnerships,” encouraged Duncan.

But a fired-up Howell was adamant that governmental support is needed to help the residents of St Thomas enjoy economic success.

“St Thomas has tried agriculture for many years and I don’t see where agriculture is growing in the parish,” said Howell.

“I believe the parish can shift dimension and go into health tourism. We have the Blue Mountain and we have clean water and we have Bath Fountain. What we need to do is upgrade our facilities like the Princess Margaret Hospital and invite the tourist to come and access the various natural resources.”

He was supported by business operator Hansel Whyte, who argued that the Government needs to engage the residents to identify ways to empower them to help themselves so small businesses such as his can thrive.

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I Fight Promotions founder Chris Joy has said that he has two fights lined up for two-time Wray and Nephew Contender champion Sakima ‘The Mauler’ Mullings if he is interested in them.

Joy said that Mullings can face DeMarcus ‘Chop Chop’ Corley in late January or Guyanese former World Boxing Association Super Lightweight champion Vivian Harris.

Mullings and Corley have both shown interest in facing each other recently, but Corley said the bout could only happen if Mullings, who is 35 years old, comes down in weight from 154lbs to 140lb. Mullings, who said he would be honoured to face Corley because of his reputation, said he would meet his requirement.

However, Joy said that Harris, who is 39 years old, presents another option at 147lbs.

“If he (Mullings) cannot make the weight of 140lb or he needs a tune up fight before he gets to Chop Chop, then he can actually fight Harris before the epic fight of Chop Chop,” Joy told The Gleaner. “If Sakima can work the weight down, he can fight Vivian Harris and then if he does well, he can come to Chop Chop. Chop Chop has already proven that he can beat Harris, who is a former World Champion, so Chop Chop has already passed that test.”

Mullings said he is also interested in facing Harris.

“Yeah, 100 per cent, definitely man!” he exclaimed. “It’s the perfect situation for me because if they said they’ll give me Vivian Harris at 147lb, and then Chop Chop at 140, then based on my circumstances, coming from a 154 tournament (the Contender Series which ended last month), it’s a natural maturation of things for me to get back down to my proper weight division. By doing that, I’ll take my time to get back down to 147, and from 147, I can work my way down to 140 instead of overworking and getting myself to 140 on the jump.

“In fact, they put everything back in my favour by allowing me to take the weight back off properly.”

Mullings is the first two-time Contender champion, having won the tournament last month and previously in 2014, while Corley claimed the title in 2016.

Mullings’ record stands at 23 wins, 15 by knockout, three losses, and no draws, while Corley, 43 years old, has 50 wins, 28 by knockout, 28 losses, and one draw.

Harris has a record of 32 wins, 19 by knockout, 12 losses, and two draws.

Source: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20170819/sakima-mull-over-options

DeMarcus ‘Chop Chop’ Corley has said that he is not only happy to hear that Sakima ‘The Mauler’ Mullings is willing to come down to 140lbs to face him, but that he is willing to make the match happen in late January.

However, Corley, the 2016 winner of the Contender Series, said that the bout, which the public has been calling for since last year, could take place no sooner because of his calendar.

“A fight wouldn’t be able to happen this year because we already got two fights scheduled,” Corley told Star Sports.

His promoter, Chris Joy of I-Fight Promotions, said that he wants to take his time to build anticipation for such a bout.

“This fight would be so much of an epic fight, I think it’s fine if both guys got two fights to build up to the mega fight. So that when this fight does happen. It’s going to be the biggest anticipation of a match in Jamaican history,” Joy said.

“I think we could use the end of this year to promote this fight to let everyone know that something’s happening. The perfect time is that it should take place right before the Contender starts.”

Mullings said that he is willing to take the fight at that time, but he will also consider other options should they become available.

“If they’re saying that the fight can’t be made until January, I’m patient and I’ll wait, but in the same breath, I’m not gonna sit around and wait for Chop Chop. I’m gonna explore other opportunities that are out there,” Mullings said.

A bout in late January would be just over four months out from Corley’s 44th birthday, but he said that he is not concerned about what form he may be in at the time.

“Age is not a factor in this. My birth certificate says I’m 43, but I don’t fight like 43,” said Corley.

Mullings agrees: “Him, at 43, has proven that he’s rolling back the clock and he’s been getting more wins than losses lately, but I don’t believe that it’s the same Chop Chop that fought Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto. He’s still a very good fighter and a very experienced fighter. I could gauge where I am on the world stage from my performance against him.”

Source: http://jamaica-star.com/article/sports/20170819/chop-chop-eyes-january-date-challenge-mauler