THE recent injury to Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis will not hamper the staging of the February 21 boxing card, a source close to the Guyana Boxing Board of Control has disclosed. 

Lewis, a former World Boxing Association welterweight champion sustained a hairline fracture to his collarbone recently while sparring.

The injury has forced the 44-year-old southpaw to pull out of the fight against Jamaican Sakima Mullings. The Lewis/Mullings affair was the main event on the five-fight card and would have heralded the comeback of the former world champion following a six-year layoff.

“I don’t think that the injury or Lewis not fighting would affect the holding of the card. There are several other very interesting fights scheduled,” the source said.

He pointed to the middleweight clash between CABOFE champion Edmond DeClou and Derrick Richmond as the potential main attraction. DeClou, who hails from Linden, has been absent from the ring since sustaining a broken jaw in a fight with Richmond in October 2013.

The bout has attracted much interest locally and is being labelled a grudge match. The card is also scheduled to feature CABOFE flyweight champion Dexter Marques who will come up against undefeated Quincy Gomes.

American Lorrissa Rivas clashes with Guyanese middleweight Sharon `Stone’ Ward while Travis Fraser makes his debut against Charwyn Estwick. Lewis was first down to fight Mullings on February 28 in Jamaica.

However, following discussions between the Guyana Boxing Board of Control and promoters in Jamaica, the fight was shifted to the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Lewis won the WBA title in February 2001 with a seventh round stoppage of James Page.

His last fight was in October 2008 and ended in a split decision defeat to Howard Eastman.

Since 2011, Mullings has defeated Guyanese Winston Pompey, Howard Eastman, Revlon Lake and Derrick Richmond.  The CABOFE and Jamaica welterweight champion has chalked up 18 fights during the time of Lewis’ inactivity.

Lewis injury should not affect holding of boxing card – source

THE recent injury to Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis will not hamper the staging of the February 21 boxing card, a source close to the Guyana Boxing Board of Control has disclosed.
Lewis, a former World Boxing Association welterweight champion sustained a hairline fracture to his collarbone recently while sparring.
The injury has forced the 44-year-old southpaw to pull out of the fight against Jamaican Sakima Mullings. The Lewis/Mullings affair was the main event on the five-fight card and would have heralded the comeback of the former world champion following a six-year layoff.
“I don’t think that the injury or Lewis not fighting would affect the holding of the card. There are several other very interesting fights scheduled,” the source said.
He pointed to the middleweight clash between CABOFE champion Edmond DeClou and Derrick Richmond as the potential main attraction. DeClou, who hails from Linden, has been absent from the ring since sustaining a broken jaw in a fight with Richmond in October 2013.
The bout has attracted much interest locally and is being labelled a grudge match. The card is also scheduled to feature CABOFE flyweight champion Dexter Marques who will come up against undefeated Quincy Gomes.
American Lorrissa Rivas clashes with Guyanese middleweight Sharon `Stone’ Ward while Travis Fraser makes his debut against Charwyn Estwick. Lewis was first down to fight Mullings on February 28 in Jamaica.
However, following discussions between the Guyana Boxing Board of Control and promoters in Jamaica, the fight was shifted to the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Lewis won the WBA title in February 2001 with a seventh round stoppage of James Page.
His last fight was in October 2008 and ended in a split decision defeat to Howard Eastman.
Since 2011, Mullings has defeated Guyanese Winston Pompey, Howard Eastman, Revlon Lake and Derrick Richmond. The CABOFE and Jamaica welterweight champion has chalked up 18 fights during the time of Lewis’ inactivity.