Andrew Lewis (boxing)

Andrew Lewis (boxing)

Andrew Lewis (born December 14, 1970 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a professional boxer in the Light Middleweight (154lb) division. Nicknamed "Six Heads", Lewis turned pro in 1993 and beat James Page in 2001 to capture the Vacant WBA Welterweight Title. Due to his exciting style and power in both hands, Lewis quickly became a popular fighter on HBO. After defending the title against Larry Marks, he took on Ricardo Mayorga and the bout ended in the 2nd round and was ruled a No contest due to a nasty cut on Lewis caused by accidental headbutt. Lewis's star faded as quickly as it rose, and he lost the title in a rematch to Mayorga in 2002 via 5th round TKO.

After the loss to Mayorga, Lewis was unable to get his career back on track. In 2003 he challenged WBO Welterweight Title holder Antonio Margarito, but was TKO'd in the 2nd round. Since the loss to Margarito, Lewis fought Kenny Dalton twice in his home country Guyana.

On June 5, 2007 his uncle Abdel Nur surrendered in Trinidad as a suspect in the John F. Kennedy International Airport terror plot. Lewis called his uncle a good Muslim and said he couldn't believe his uncle was involved in the plot. "It must be the wrong person," and also said "My uncle was never into terrorism. He condemned the World Trade Center attacks" [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,278159,00.html] , [http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/am-guya0605,0,2938934.story?coll=ny-leadworldnews-headlines]

See also

* List of current world boxing champions

* List of WBA world champions

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