Boxing Hall of Fame launched

Framed photos of some of the honorees lining the walls of the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Hall of Fame. Guyana first world champion, Andrew Lewis, the nation’s lone Olympic medalist, Michael Parris, Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite, Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore, Gwendolyn ‘Stealth Bomber’ O’Neil, Shondell ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred, ‘Vicious’ Vivian Harris, Peter Abdool and brainchild of the HOF and former boxer turned journalist, Michael Benjamin are some of the individuals that have been honored with framed photos so far.  

The long awaited Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Hall of Fame is now a reality.

Yesterday, nearly 40 people welcomed the opening as officials cut the ribbon to ceremoniously unveil the pictorial archive of past and present influential boxers, referees and promoters.

Guyana’s first world champion, Lewis, the nation’s lone Olympic medallist,