Cleveland Denny
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Cleveland Denny (died 1980-07-06) was a Guyanese former boxer.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 1980-06-20, Denny lost via TKO in the rematch.
[edit] Death
Denny died of injuries sustained in a bout with Gaetan Hart in Montreal, QC, Canada, sixteen days after the bout. [1] This bout was on the undercard of the first Sugar Ray Leonard-Roberto Duran bout. After the loss, Denny's widow filed suit against Hart, the Montreal Athletic Commission and the Olympic Installations Board, and others. [2].
