Clive Atwell

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Clive Atwell
Born
Clive Junior Atwell

(1988-11-11) November 11, 1988 (age 35)
Friendship, Guyana
Nationality Guyanese
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Reach168 cm (66 in)
Boxing record
Total fights17
Wins13
Wins by KO7
Losses3
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Rio de Janeiro 2007 Bantamweight

Clive Junior Atwell (born 11 November 1988) is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 2010 to 2015 and challenged for the WBC featherweight title in 2014. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games as a bantamweight.

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Amateur career

Atwell won gold at the Caribbean Amateur Boxing Association championships in Trinidad in 2006 [1] and the bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in the Bantamweight category. [2]

Professional career

His debut professional fight was 29 January 2010, where he defeated Carlton Skeete. [1] Atwell challenged for his first world title on May 24, 2014 against WBC Featherweight champion Jhonny González, but lost by tenth-round technical decision. [3]

He fought Kye Mc Kenzie for the Interim PABA super featherweight title in Melbourne, Australia, but lost and was hospitalized after the fight, His next win was against Jamaican Sakima Mullings on 21 February  2015, for the super lightweight CABOFE WBC title.

In October 2015, during a match for the FECARBOX World Boxing Council's (WBC) lightweight title against Dexter Gonzales, Atwell fainted during the match. He was immediately hospitalized and later went to the US for corrective cranial surgery [4] effectively ending his boxing career. [1]

Professional boxing record

17 fights13 wins3 losses
By knockout72
By decision61
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
17Loss13–3–1 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Dexter GonzalesTKO8 (12)Oct 24, 2015 Flag of Guyana.svg Giftland Office Max, Georgetown, GuyanaFor vacant WBC–CABOFE lightweight title
16Win13–2–1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Sakima MullingsSD12Feb 21, 2015 Flag of Guyana.svg Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, GuyanaWon vacant WBC–CABOFE super lightweight title
15Loss12–2–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kye MacKenzieTKO10 (12), 1:11Nov 12, 2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hisense Arena, Melbourne, AustraliaFor PABA interim super featherweight title
14Loss12–1–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Jhonny González TD10 (12)May 24, 2014 Flag of Mexico.svg Convection Center, Acapulco, MexicoFor WBC featherweight title;
Unanimous TD after González was cut from an accidental head clash
13Win12–0–1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Glenroy BeckfordKO2 (8)Oct 15, 2013 Flag of Guyana.svg Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
12Win11–0–1 Flag of Guyana.svg Anson GreenKO3 (8), 0:25Aug 3, 2013 Flag of Guyana.svg Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
11Win10–0–1 Flag of Venezuela.svg Rafael HernandezUD12Apr 20, 2013 Flag of Guyana.svg The Princess Hotel, Georgetown, GuyanaWon vacant WBC–CABOFE featherweight title
10Win9–0–1 Flag of Guyana.svg Revlon LakeKO3 (12)Dec 28, 2012 Flag of Guyana.svg Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, GuyanaWon Guyanese lightweight title
9Win8–0–1 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Prince Lee IsidoreTKO12 (12), 0:40Oct 26, 2012 Flag of Guyana.svg Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, GuyanaWon vacant WBCCABOFE super lightweight title
8Win7–0–1 Flag of Guyana.svg Orlando RogersTKO5 (6)Oct 13, 2012 Flag of Guyana.svg Thirst Park, Georgetown, Guyana
7Win6–0–1 Flag of Guyana.svg Revlon LakeKO4 (8)Jul 27, 2012 Flag of Guyana.svg Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
6Win5–0–1 Flag of Guyana.svg Rudolph FraserKO2 (12)Jun 29, 2012 Flag of Guyana.svg Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, GuyanaWon vacant Guyanese featherweight title
5Win4–0–1 Flag of Guyana.svg Orlando RogersUD6Oct 29, 2011 Flag of Guyana.svg Thirst Park, Ruimveldt, Guyana
4Win3–0–1 Flag of Guyana.svg Earl TrotmannPTS6Nov 6, 2010 Flag of Guyana.svg Princess Hotel and Casino, Providence, Guyana
3Win2–0–1 Flag of Guyana.svg Cecil SmithUD4Oct 29, 2010 Flag of Guyana.svg Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
2Draw1–0–1 Flag of Guyana.svg Mark AustinPTS4Sep 24, 2010 Flag of Guyana.svg Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
1Win1–0 Flag of Guyana.svg Carlton SkeetePTS4Jan 29, 2010 Flag of Guyana.svg Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana

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References

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