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GLADWIN Dorway, Clive ‘Wonder Kid’ Atwell and Elton Dharry all recorded knock-out victories over their impressive opponents, while Mark Austin and James Walcott recorded unimpressive victories, when the Elton Dharry and Pearl Vodka in collaboration with the Guyana Boxing Board of Control-organised ‘Night of Champions’ punched off at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall last Friday night. Both Dorway and Dharry needed two of their six and eight rounds respectively to put away Shawn Pile and Barbados’ Ricardo Blackman, while Atwell used one extra round to dispose of Barbados-based Guyanese Revlon Lake, to take the national lightweight title.
The night’s action got under way one hour later than the scheduled time for the opening bell, with patrons being given no explanation for the late start and being forced to witness below-par performances from both Austin and Troy Lewis, which the former won by a unanimous decision.
Austin was forced to overcome several body shots from a hungry-looking Lewis, in order to dish out several combinations of his own and despite recording the victory to push his record to 8-5-1, he lacked an uppercut which on several occasions, would have put Lewis (4-16-1) away during the contest.
For the second time this year, Walcott (3-6-1) met Kelsie George, who is yet to record a win in his six professional bouts to date and in stark contrast to their first outing which Walcott won by a unanimous decision, both fighters exhibited respect for each other throughout the six-round contest.
In fact, Walcott registered a blow to George’s head during the third stanza and could have been seen mouthing the words ‘I’m sorry’ while extending his glove in a sportsmanlike manner, even though referee Eion Jardine called on both boxers to box, while Walcott walked away with the win to boost his record to 3-6-1.
Dorway has knocked out all three of his previous opponents, so it was no surprise to those in attendance when Pile, who last fought Prince Lee Isidore one year ago to date, became his fourth victim, following several unanswered combinations during the second round.
An out-of-shape Pile (3-7) hit the deck twice, but on both occasions, referee Dexter Torrington ruled the knockdowns as slips, even though Dorway connected with right hooks to the head of a hapless Pile.
Not satisfied that a count was given to his opponent, the Plaisance-born Dorway scented the victory and swarmed his man the way bees swarm a hive with the scent of honey in the air and from a salvo of punches, which connected at will, placed Pile on the canvas for the third time in the second round, forcing Torrington to call a halt to proceedings at 1:10 seconds.
The first time Lake (6-8-2) met Atwell was in July of this year and he suffered a shocking fourth-round knockout, for which he said a lack of preparation was the reason for his defeat, adding that work commitments in Barbados prevented him from preparing.
This time around, he had adequate preparation time, but what he did not realise or failed to take into consideration is the fact that Atwell, a former Caribbean and Central American bronze medallist as an amateur, was demolishing all his opponents who were placed before him.
This included Lee-Isidore who kissed the canvas in the final stanza of their 12-round World Boxing Council/Caribbean Boxing Federation (WBC/CABOFE) light welterweight duel and Rudolph Fraser, who lost in the second round to hand Atwell the national featherweight title.
Clinically, he disposed of both Lee-Isidore and Fraser and in similar fashion, Lake was disposed of at 2:25 seconds of the third round, as Atwell followed him from corner to corner, unleashing combinations after combinations to the body and head of Lake, forcing Jardine to wave off the contest.
This was after a tame first two rounds, in which both boxers felt each other out, before Atwell took the initiative, using his jab to good effect to get inside and land several short hooks to the body of Lake with ease, forcing his man to flinch as each punch found its mark.
After the fight, Atwell who pushed his record to 9-0 (5 KOs), said he was surprised at Lake’s response adding that while he expected Lake to come out fighting, it was not in the manner in which he did, so why waste time.
“First of all, let me say thanks to God and the promoters for making this one happen again, along with my coaching team of Lennox Daniels, Terrence Poole, Dexter Patterson and Leon Moore. We always worked hard to come and give the fans our best.
This one was just as clinical as the last one. Basically we were working on effective punching, sitting down on the punches and as you saw tonight, that’s what we came out and did. It’s all about applying what we worked on, while feeling him out during the first two rounds,” said Atwell.
He added, “I was surprised and disappointed that he did not put up much of a resistance, even though my performance was devastating to him, as I worked on mixing up the punches, going from head to body and vice versa on several occasions.”
The dreadlocked Blackman displayed a composed attitude on his way to the ring but put away such during the introduction, showing Dharry the reigning WBC/CABOFE and Guyana bantamweight champion, the cut-throat sign.
There is no doubt within the minds of those who witnessed the night’s action, that Dharry’s punching power caught Blackman by surprise, judging from the look on his face when he visited the canvas during the first round.
He did so once again, but just as he did during the Dorway/Pile contest Torrington called it a slip and called on Blackman to box, even though the Barbadian needed an eight-count, showing disgust at the referee’s decision not to administer same.
A flurry of punches from Dharry found its mark and this time it was no slip and even though Blackman thought he had escaped the eight-count following the sound of the bell, Torrington begged to differ and administered same as he turned to head into his corner.
The opening bell for the second round and what turned out to be the final of the contest may be one Blackman would want to forget, as he found a thirsty Dharry, who released combinations after combinations on him.
He was beaten and bullied from one corner to the next by Dharry, who had a point taken from him, after he struck Blackman while he was on the canvas, but that did little to blunt Blackman’s cause, as Torrington waved off the contest, saying Dharry was too strong for the Barbadian.
After the decision was announced, Blackman called for a rematch with Dharry, saying he would like to have same in his native Barbados sometime next month.
The night’s action got under way one hour later than the scheduled time for the opening bell, with patrons being given no explanation for the late start and being forced to witness below-par performances from both Austin and Troy Lewis, which the former won by a unanimous decision.
Austin was forced to overcome several body shots from a hungry-looking Lewis, in order to dish out several combinations of his own and despite recording the victory to push his record to 8-5-1, he lacked an uppercut which on several occasions, would have put Lewis (4-16-1) away during the contest.
For the second time this year, Walcott (3-6-1) met Kelsie George, who is yet to record a win in his six professional bouts to date and in stark contrast to their first outing which Walcott won by a unanimous decision, both fighters exhibited respect for each other throughout the six-round contest.
In fact, Walcott registered a blow to George’s head during the third stanza and could have been seen mouthing the words ‘I’m sorry’ while extending his glove in a sportsmanlike manner, even though referee Eion Jardine called on both boxers to box, while Walcott walked away with the win to boost his record to 3-6-1.
Dorway has knocked out all three of his previous opponents, so it was no surprise to those in attendance when Pile, who last fought Prince Lee Isidore one year ago to date, became his fourth victim, following several unanswered combinations during the second round.
An out-of-shape Pile (3-7) hit the deck twice, but on both occasions, referee Dexter Torrington ruled the knockdowns as slips, even though Dorway connected with right hooks to the head of a hapless Pile.
Not satisfied that a count was given to his opponent, the Plaisance-born Dorway scented the victory and swarmed his man the way bees swarm a hive with the scent of honey in the air and from a salvo of punches, which connected at will, placed Pile on the canvas for the third time in the second round, forcing Torrington to call a halt to proceedings at 1:10 seconds.
The first time Lake (6-8-2) met Atwell was in July of this year and he suffered a shocking fourth-round knockout, for which he said a lack of preparation was the reason for his defeat, adding that work commitments in Barbados prevented him from preparing.
This time around, he had adequate preparation time, but what he did not realise or failed to take into consideration is the fact that Atwell, a former Caribbean and Central American bronze medallist as an amateur, was demolishing all his opponents who were placed before him.
This included Lee-Isidore who kissed the canvas in the final stanza of their 12-round World Boxing Council/Caribbean Boxing Federation (WBC/CABOFE) light welterweight duel and Rudolph Fraser, who lost in the second round to hand Atwell the national featherweight title.
Clinically, he disposed of both Lee-Isidore and Fraser and in similar fashion, Lake was disposed of at 2:25 seconds of the third round, as Atwell followed him from corner to corner, unleashing combinations after combinations to the body and head of Lake, forcing Jardine to wave off the contest.
This was after a tame first two rounds, in which both boxers felt each other out, before Atwell took the initiative, using his jab to good effect to get inside and land several short hooks to the body of Lake with ease, forcing his man to flinch as each punch found its mark.
After the fight, Atwell who pushed his record to 9-0 (5 KOs), said he was surprised at Lake’s response adding that while he expected Lake to come out fighting, it was not in the manner in which he did, so why waste time.
“First of all, let me say thanks to God and the promoters for making this one happen again, along with my coaching team of Lennox Daniels, Terrence Poole, Dexter Patterson and Leon Moore. We always worked hard to come and give the fans our best.
This one was just as clinical as the last one. Basically we were working on effective punching, sitting down on the punches and as you saw tonight, that’s what we came out and did. It’s all about applying what we worked on, while feeling him out during the first two rounds,” said Atwell.
He added, “I was surprised and disappointed that he did not put up much of a resistance, even though my performance was devastating to him, as I worked on mixing up the punches, going from head to body and vice versa on several occasions.”
The dreadlocked Blackman displayed a composed attitude on his way to the ring but put away such during the introduction, showing Dharry the reigning WBC/CABOFE and Guyana bantamweight champion, the cut-throat sign.
There is no doubt within the minds of those who witnessed the night’s action, that Dharry’s punching power caught Blackman by surprise, judging from the look on his face when he visited the canvas during the first round.
He did so once again, but just as he did during the Dorway/Pile contest Torrington called it a slip and called on Blackman to box, even though the Barbadian needed an eight-count, showing disgust at the referee’s decision not to administer same.
A flurry of punches from Dharry found its mark and this time it was no slip and even though Blackman thought he had escaped the eight-count following the sound of the bell, Torrington begged to differ and administered same as he turned to head into his corner.
The opening bell for the second round and what turned out to be the final of the contest may be one Blackman would want to forget, as he found a thirsty Dharry, who released combinations after combinations on him.
He was beaten and bullied from one corner to the next by Dharry, who had a point taken from him, after he struck Blackman while he was on the canvas, but that did little to blunt Blackman’s cause, as Torrington waved off the contest, saying Dharry was too strong for the Barbadian.
After the decision was announced, Blackman called for a rematch with Dharry, saying he would like to have same in his native Barbados sometime next month.
