Cleveland Denny

Cleveland Denny (died July 6, 1980) was a Guyanese former boxer.

Amateur career

Denny represented Guyana as a lightweight at the 1976 Olympic games. He didn't compete due to his country boycotting over the inclusion of New Zealand. Denny technically had a first round bye, and lost to Bogdan Gajda of Poland on a walk-over.

Pro career

Denny turned pro in 1976 and was unbeaten in his first 11 pro fights, including a win over Jean LaPointe in 1977 for the Canadian lightweight title. Denny lost the belt the following year to Gaetan Hart by decision. On June 20, 1980, Denny lost via TKO in the rematch.

Death

Denny died of injuries sustained in a bout with Gaetan Hart in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, sixteen days after the bout.^[1] This bout was on the undercard of the first Sugar Ray Leonard-Roberto Durán bout. After the loss, Denny's widow filed suit against Hart, the Montreal Athletic Commission and the Olympic Installations Board, and others.^[2].

See also

References

1. ^ BBC News | UK | Boxing's deadly toll
2. ^ Boxer's Widow Files Suit - New York Times

External links

• Professional boxing record for Cleveland Denny from BoxRec

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