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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2015 SPORTS THE STAR
LEROY BROWN
STAR Writer
J amaica’s Sakima Mullings is the
starting favourite to win himself
another title tonight when he
goes against Guyana’s Clive Atwell
for the WBC/CABOFE Junior Welter-
weight title in Guyana.
The fight is the main bout on a five-fight
card at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in
Georgetown.
Mullings currently holds the welterweight
version of the title and should have defended
it against Andrew ‘Six Heads’ Lewis. Lewis
was hurt while training for the fight and the
Mullings camp and the promoters agreed
on a fight for the junior welterweight title
which is now vacant.
The upper limit for the junior welter-
weight division is 140 pounds as opposed
to the welterweight limit of 147 pounds.
Mullings told STAR Sports that he will have
no difficulty fighting in the lower weight
class, as he has been managing his weight
very well in recent months.
Atwell, who has fought at featherweight
and super featherweight, will be going
against an opponent who is bigger than he,
but he, too, sees no problem fighting in
another weight class.
The good side of the equation for him, he
said, is that he does not have to take off any
weight for the fight.
Mullings, who is also the Wray and
Nephew Welterweight Contender champion
for 2014, goes into the fight with an
impressive 17-1 record with 12 knockouts.
Atwell, who fought for the WBC World
Featherweight title in May last year, but lost
to Jhonny Gonzales by a 10-round technical
decision, has a 12-2 record with seven
knockouts.
“I am well prepared for this fight. I am fit,
and I am feeling strong, and Atwell is going
to be in a lot of trouble,” Mullings told STAR
Sports before he left on Thursday.
Mullings is a slow starter, who, after feel-
ing out his opponent in a round or two,
starts throwing heavy punches to the body
and head. Atwell is a good counter-puncher
and everything points to an exciting fight.
Mullings faces Atwell
in Guyana tonight
Mullings
LIVINGSTON SCOTT
STAR Writer
Bob Marley One Love Football
Extravaganza honourees Max
Rome and Winston Rodney of
Burning Spear were a no-show at the
annual Ash Wednesday event.
However, the family of the late
Lincoln ‘Sugar’ Minott was out in full
force and his daughter, Pashon, who
received the award, said the whole
Minott family was very appreciative of
the recognition.
“I really feel honoured right now
because Daddy and ‘Busy’ (Clive
Campbell – organiser of the event) go
a far way. The first time he (Minott)
went to England, it was Busy.”
Campbell said Max Romeo and
Winston Rodney were unavoidably
absent. Romeo had to drop plans and
tend to his mother who fell ill, while
Rodney, who lives in the US, had other
commitments to honour.
Meanwhile, Masters and Celebrities,
led by the likes of Hector Wright,
Lincoln Taff, Tashana Vincent, and
Alica James, defeated Referees 3-2.
The Tuff Gong Invitational with players
like Robert ‘Bunny’ Scott and Denton
Shedden, defeated Entertainers with
Ricardo ‘Bibi’ Gardner, Aidonia and
Nesbeth 3-1.
Proceeds from this year’s staging will
go towards the Albert Street Basic
school in Franklyn Town, where
Campbell himself grew up.
“We are going to ensure that we
grille the place and add the computer
so that nobody steals it. The Portmore
Basic school will benefit, also,” he
said.
Benjamin Simms, advertising execu-
tive for sponsor Digicel, said the fact
that this was a charitable event makes
Digicel prouder to be associated with
it.
“We have been sponsoring it for five
years, since the inception. People want
to see something different, and to see
the actual entertainers who you listen
to everyday playing football is great.
All the proceeds from the event go to
a charity, and the fact that it is going to
a charity, which is the basic schools, is
something Digicel is very proud to be
a part of,” he commented.
Stars support Bob Marley One Love extravaganza
Pashon Minott (third left) recieves the One Love Football Extravaganza Award on behalf of her late
father, Lincoln ‘Sugar’ Minnott, from Digicel’s advertising executive, Benjamin Simms, at Harbour View
mini-stadium on Wednesday. Also sharing the moment are Sugar Minott’s sons Andrew (right) and
Daniel (left), granddaughters Journey (second right) and Destiny (third right), wife ‘Mama Elsie’ (fourth
right) and organiser, Clive Busy Campbell.