The late veteran entertainer, Winston Yearwood, better known as Young Cassius Clay has been described as a very talented man and a great person who was generous to a fault.

The former boxer, singer and hotel performer is said to by friends to have passed away last night in hospital.

He was a diabetic and had been ailing. He was in his late seventies.

Friend and former primary school mate Richard Stoute remembers the multi-talented entertainer.

Close friend Yvette Clarke, who used the stage name, Madam Yvette, performed for many years on the hotel circuit with Young Cassius Clay.

Yvette Clarke, Madam Yvette.