'Sixhead' to wrap up camp
-eyes rematch with Mayorga
By Steve Ninvalle
Stabroek News
January 27, 2003
Former WBA welterweight boxing champion Andrew `Sixhead' will wrap up over five weeks of encampment at the Fernwood Resort in Pennsylvania on February 4 when he travels to Las Vegas.
Lewis 22-1-1 moves to the gambling capital of the world to challenge World Boxing Organisation champion Mexican Antonio Margarita (27-3) in a main supporting bout at the Mandalay Bay Casino on February 8.
"I would say that this camp is the best that I have been in. There are no persons calling and no distractions. I'm more focused on the job I have to do," Lewis told Stabroek Sport yesterday. "I think that I'm more disciplined now. This is a very strict camp and we are very serious about what is up ahead."
The southpaw declined when asked to divulge his purse for the upcoming bout but stated that it is lower than what he received to fight Ricardo Mayorga. Lewis is rated fifth by both the WBA and WBO and 12th by the IBF.
According to the former champion he no longer encounters problems making the 147 pound welterweight limit. "It's a whole different game now. I weighed in at 153 pounds a few days ago. We have everything covered. This time around there will be no big entourage, just me and the those who are supposed to be there," Lewis said adding that he will quit sparring sessions one day before leaving for Las Vegas.
Asked to describe his opponent the hard-punching Lewis claimed that the Mexican loves to work on the inside. "Margarita is an inside fighter but I'm ready for him. I'm a much smarter fighter now."
Former WBC welterweight champion `Sugar' Shane Moseley headlines the card against Raul Marques. The fight will be Moseley's first in the junior middleweight division.
Lewis, who turned 32 last December 14, said that he missed Saturday's fight between Vernon Forrest and Mayorga, the only man who holds a professional victory over him.
"I didn't get to see that fight but I guess that Forrest lapsed just like I did and got caught. Mayorga is not a crafty fighter. He just comes in and swings. He swings wildly and hopes that he connects," `The Albouystown Cyclone' disclosed.
"I would love to get a rematch with Mayorga but for now all I'm focused on is Margarita." Lewis became the first fighter representing Guyana to win a world title when he stopped James Page in round seven to cart of the vacant WBA title in February 2001.
He lost his crown just over a year later after being knocked out by Mayorga in Reading, Pennsylvania.
