Atwell: negotiations underway for World title fight

President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control, Peter Abdool, left and referee Eion Jardine, right raise the hands of Clive Atwell after his victory over Trinidad’s Prince Lee Isidore at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Saturday night. (Orlando Charles photo)

By Emmerson Campbell

Following his 12th round TKO demolition of Trinidad and Tobago’s Prince Lee Isidore to lift the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) CABOFE junior welterweight title with a world class performance, Clive ‘Wonder Kid’ Atwell has his sights set on a World title.

The 23-year-old, who is also the national featherweight champion is arguably Guyana’s best pound-for-pound boxer and is perhaps Guyana’s best bet to lift a World title in the not too distant future.

During an interview with the ‘Wonder Kid’ on Sunday,