VETERAN boxing coach Maurice `Bizzy’ Boyce has joined the list of persons who believe in a Clive Atwell victory, come February 21.Boyce explained that despite the move up in weight, he is confident that Atwell’s tool box is packed with the essential apparatus to dismantle Sakima Mullings’ structure. .

“These two boxers have similar styles but I would have to pick Clive to win by decision. He is a very smart fighter and once he listens to his trainer, he should not have too much trouble. Problems may come if he thinks he has to please the crowd and (if he) moves away from his fight plan,” Boyce said yesterday.
Atwell is scheduled to clash with Jamaican Mullings on February 21 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, in the super lightweight main event of a five-fight card organised by the Guyana Boxing Board of Control.
“He will have to listen to his corner. He has lost his last two fights and may want to show the Guyanese public that he is back with a bang. If he does that he may run into a lot of trouble because Mullings is a well-conditioned fighter, who turns on the heat in the latter rounds. My advice would be for Clive to pace himself early and keep an ear out for what his corner has to say,” Boyce added.
The 32-year-old Mullings has been defeated once in 18 fights. His only loss happened four years ago and he is currently on a 13-fight winning streak.
The Jamaican welterweight champion has defeated Guyanese Dereck Richmond, Winston Pompey, Revlon Lake and Howard Eastman and would be moving down one division for the upcoming contest.
However, Boyce is adamant that Atwell would break the trend of Guyanese losing to Mullings. “He (Atwell) is young and strong. He is also an intelligent fighter. It is going to be a tactical and entertaining fight but at the end the decision would be Atwell’s.”
Boyce has now joined Atwell’s trainer Lennox Daniels and USA-based manager and promoter Seon Bristol as believers in a win for the Guyanese.