Less than a month after he received his second professional defeat, Guyanese featherweight Clive Atwell is scheduled to return to the ring associate Gairy St. Clair has announced. Atwell is slated to fight on December 13 in Melbourne, Australia and the bout will be carried live on Boxing Australia St. Clair said and would be hoping to rebound positively in order to return on the road that leads to another world title shot.
Atwell moved to Australia recently and just over a week ago was TKOed in the 10th round by Australian Kye MacKenzie, while challenging for the vacant WBO Oriental super featherweight title. According to St Clair, the opponent for next month’s fight would be named shortly.
The 26-year-old Atwell, who previously resided in Dominica, moved up from his 126 pound featherweight comfort zone to grab the chance to fight the undefeated MacKenzie. He was entering the ring for the first time since losing a world title challenge to WBC champion Jhonny Gonzalez last May.
In a strange twist he announced retirement from boxing soon after the Gonzalez defeat, following disagreement with his management team. However, `The Punisher’ rescinded about two months later, paving the way for the bout against MacKenzie.