Light heavyweight Dennis Andries knocked out Jamaican Glen McEwan in the seventh round of a scheduled eight round event on November 22, 1978. The event was staged at the Trentham Gardens in Staffordshire, United Kingdom, the homeland of Andries, who was born in Guyana. The fight allowed Andries to record his fifth victory from seven fights, with one defeat and a draw.
Andries started his pro career on May 16th, 1978 with a second round knockout of Ray Pearce and would have seven more fights that year.
He would go on to win the World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight title and the European cruiserweight crown. Andries retired in December 1996 with a pro record of 49 victories (30Kos), 14 defeats and 2 drawn matches.