GUYANA’S first world boxing champion Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis made his debut in the USA on June 24, 1997. Lewis defeated Stephan Johnson by TKO in Nashville, Tennessee, to move up to 9-0-1 with eight knockouts. The Guyanese power-puncher was sent to North America by Compton Maycock Beckles who had played a leading role early in his career. 

A southpaw welterweight, Lewis had just mowed down Terrence Alli in his previous fight. Alli was based in the USA, but was brought back to Guyana by the People’s Syndicate Promotion to tackle the young upcoming `Six Head’.
A southpaw welterweight, Lewis latched on to the vacant Guyana welterweight title after steamrolling Alli, 11 years his senior, within two rounds at the then world-famous Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC).
Twelve fights later the `Albouystown Cyclone’ was crowned World Boxing Association welterweight champion following a seventh-round TKO of American James Page. The fight was staged at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada and Lewis knocked down Page twice leaving Referee Kenny Bayless with no other alternative but to call a halt at one minute and 13 seconds of the round.
Lewis died on May 4, 2015 after he was involved in a vehicular accident on the East Bank of Demerara.