Guyanese cruiserweight /Light heavyweight Leon `The Lion’ Gilkes was no match for Trinidadian Kertson Manswell on November 19, 2011. It took Manswell only one round of a fight scheduled for eight rounds, to tame `The Lion’. The event was held at the Queens Park Oval. While Gilkes’ career remained stagnant thereafter, Manswell, nicknamed `Warrior’ chalked up nine more fights.

Gilkes had his first two professional fights in Guyana before moving to Canada. He would have six fights in the North American country before returning to fight in Guyana in 2004.