NATIONAL lightweight champion Clive `The Punisher’ Atwell proved too `ripe’ for Anson Greene whom he (Atwell) devastated at 25 seconds of the third round in the lightweight contest that was scheduled for eight rounds at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall last Saturday night.

In the main supporting bout of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) Guyana Amateur Boxing Association’s (GABA) 29th Edition of Guyana Fight Night ProAm card, Eastman, the former European middleweight champion was taken the full eight rounds by the courageous power hitting Mark Austin before clinching victory by a unanimous points decision.
Ringside judges Carlton  Hopkinson,  Rawle Aaron and Trevor Arno scored the bout 77-75, 80-78 and 77-76 respectively, all in favour of Eastman who last Saturday night recorded his 38th points victory. He also has 12 knock-out victories to his name.
The two four-round bouts that made up the rest of the professional segment of the card saw Laured Stewart dispatching his middleweight opponent Eversley Brown three times to the canvas for the eight-count and Referee Torrington had no alternative but to stop the contest to protect Brown from further punishment.
In the other professional bout, Derick Richmond registered a third round technical knock-out victory over Romeo Norville.
The amateur segment (four bouts) of the night’s eight-bout card showcased some of Guyana’s bright prospects and set the tone for what was to come from the professional fighters later in the night.
In what cane be considered the most entertaining contest among the amateur pugilists, was the junior flyweight bout between Tyrone Lashley and Michael April which saw the latter fighter coming out on top after the referee stopped the contest at two minutes 35 seconds of round three.
Other winners in the amateur segment were; Forgotten Youth Foundation’s (FYF) Junior Henry who defeated Harpy Eagles’ (HE) Tefon Green in a flyweight contest, Tiger Eyes’ Travis Fraser scored a points decision victory over GDF’s Linden Daniels in a welterweight contest and Republican’s Jason Barker who GDF’s Kelroy Evelyn, knocking him out after two minutes 35 seconds of the first round of their heavyweight bout.
The Barker Evelyn contest would have been the perfect scene setter for what would have come from the professionals later in the night.
The main bout between `The Punisher’ ( Atwell) and Greene lived up to everyone’s expectation except Greene himself, who in a pre-fight press conference was very optimistic he can take care of Atwell  who will be seeking to secure Guyana’s sixth world title when he competes in the World Boxing Association’s 50th Anniversary world championships tournament in September of this year.
While Atwell did not predict a knock-out victory against Greene, who accepted the fight just days before, because Atwell’s original opponent, Barbados based Guyanese Shurwyne Marshall pulled out of the fight at very short notice without giving a reason, he, Atwell, did say if the opportunity presents itself for an early knock-out, he will grasp it and so he did in the 25th minute of the third round, compliments of a wicked powerful right uppercut to Greene’s body that sent him crashing to the canvas for the full count by referee Eon Jardine and he (Greene) had to be assisted to his corner.
During the first two rounds, both boxers used jabs and occasional combinations with no one being hurt but with Atwell being the swifter of the two, connecting with some crisp, sharp jabs to good effect, especially in the second round.
Then came the knock-out to give the Caribbean Boxing Federation CABOFE) lightweight and junior welterweight champion his 11th consecutive victory from 12 fights. It was his sixth win via the knock-out route. He also has won five of his engagements by points while the other fight ended in a draw.
The much anticipated junior middleweight bout between Eastman and Austin did not provide the fireworks that were expected, instead, the seasoned ` Battersea Bomber’ (Eastman) used his experience to full advantage and came out on top in the end, a result that went down well with the very small but appreciative crowd.
From round one, Eastman, who did not make a prediction on what will be the final outcome, came out using his jabs to good effect in keeping Austin, the national junior middleweight champion at bay. Eastman also threw occasional right hand shots.
Round two saw Austin stepping close to his opponent and landing a few combinations to Eastman’s body, while in round three he (Austin) landed two left hooks to his opponent’s head but received two straight rights in return.
Austin went on the attack midway of the fourth round and connected with a series of body shots and a few straight rights but they had no effect on the seasoned campaigner (Eastman).
During rounds five, six and seven, both boxers connected with body shots, but Eastman, probably sensing that he is leading on the judges’ scorecard was content to keep Austin at bay, sticking his jabs to his opponent’s face and these were followed by overhand right shots.
The eight and final round saw Austin going out boxing, using the ring, but Eastman’s experience came to the fore, as he cut the ring off repeatedly, preventing Austin from moving too freely on his `bicycle’.
The amateur bout between Barker and Evelyn was the first time in a very long time that the GABA found pugilists to contest this weight division but it was worth the wait as the two boxers impressed the small crowd with real power punching from the sound of the first bell.
The fight started as a brawl with Evelyn taking the attack to Barker who countered with a barrage of one-1-2 combinations, but it was the combination of the left uppercut to Evelyn’s body, followed by the left hook to his (Austin) head on four consecutive occasions, all within the space of a few seconds that sent Evelyn crashing to the canvas for an eight count.
On resumption of the round, Barker attacked Evelyn with combinations that the latter had no answer for and the referee issued another eight.
This was followed by yet another eight count after Barker dished out four left digs to his opponents’ midsection causing the referee to issue another eight count and signalled the end of the contest.