Cleveland Denny boxer

Cleveland Denny boxer
bouts
14
won
10
lost
2
draw
2
Status
inactive
Division
lightweight
Debut
1976-12-14
Height
5′ 9½″/177cm
Reach
72″/183cm
Age
24
Born
1955-11-09
Death
1980-07-06
Nationality
Guyana

Cleveland Denny (died July 7, 1980) was a Guyanese boxer.Denny represented Guyana as a lightweight at the 1976 Olympic games. He did not 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.Denny turned pro in 1976, fighting out of Montreal, 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 split decision. In a 10-round rematch on June 20, 1980, Denny was knocked out with 12 seconds left in the 10th and final round. Sportswriter David Johnston of the Gazette of Montreal wrote that "Late in the 10th round, Hart caught Denny with an uppercut as he pulled away, and charged in with a series of punches that shook his opponent. By the time Denny had slumped back against a ring post, the 67-year-old referee, Rosario Bailargeon, made a motion to stop the fight, but hesitated. Hart rushed past and hit Denny with about five more punches, sending him to the canvas, his jaw locked on his mouthpiece."Denny died of injuries sustained in the bout with Hart in Montreal, 17 days after the fight. 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.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1980-06-20 Gaetan Hart WWWWWW Olympic Stadium, Montreal LOST
Technical knockout
1979-05-10 Chuy Rodriguez WWWWWW Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles DRAW
1979-04-26 Ignacio Jimenez WWWWWL Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles WIN
KO
1978-04-05 Gaetan Hart WWWWWW Forum, Montreal LOST
Split-decision
1978-02-21 Clyde Beattie LLWWLW Forum, Montreal WIN
KO
1977-11-01 Jean Lapointe WWWWWL Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal WIN
Unanimous decision
1977-09-27 Gaetan Hart WLLWLW Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal WIN
Unanimous decision
1977-07-26 Rick Craney WWLLLW Montreal WIN
KO
1977-06-28 Michel Rouleau WLLL Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal WIN
Unanimous decision
1977-06-01 Reggie McLean WWLLLL Forum, Montreal WIN
Technical knockout
1977-04-26 Willie Davis LLLLWL Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal WIN
Unanimous decision
1977-02-22 Ronnie Hughes debut Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal DRAW
Points
1977-02-09 Ron Pettigrew WWWLLL Colisee de Quebec, Quebec City WIN
Unanimous decision
1976-12-14 Roland Beausoleil debut Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal WIN
Technical knockout