GUYANA’S first boxing world champion is about two weeks away from full recovery and will jump back into rigorous training once he has the green light from the doctor.Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis sustained an injury to his collarbone last month while training for a fight with Jamaican Sakima Mullings, and was advised to rest for a month.

“My recovery is slow but sure. I have roughly two more weeks before I can train again and once I am given that signal I’ll be roughing people up. Some people say that I am past my prime but don’t count me out,” Lewis said.
The former WBA welterweight champion was scheduled to meet Mullings on February 21 in a match that would have heralded his return following a six-year hiatus. However, the injury paved the way for compatriot Clive Atwell to replace him.
While the Lewis/Mullings affair was carded for the welterweight division, the fight between Atwell and the Jamaican will take place in the super lightweight (junior welterweight) division. The 44-year-old Lewis is convinced that six weeks of preparation would put him back in top condition.
“I am a determined fighter. I am committed to training. I know that with six weeks of hard work I can again be the best fighter in Guyana. I have the experience and I have the knowledge,” Lewis added while renewing a call for a clash with the winner of the February 21 contest.
“I really want to fight the winner. It doesn’t matter who wins. I can take Mullings or Atwell, I can beat them both. We can fight at either junior middleweight or welterweight. I just want to fight.”
In preparation, the southpaw boxer said that he has been doing “very light” work at the Keith Bazilio-owned Forgotten Youth Foundation gym in Albouystown.
“I am committed so I go down to the gym and do very light work. If all goes well I should be back soon. Don’t count me out,” he declared.
Lewis represented Guyana at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and won the WBA welterweight title in February 2001 when he TKOed American James Page.