LENNOX Beckles, one of the legends from Guyana, chose Boxing Day in 1965 to defeat Jamaican Kid Bassey II. Beckles won the 10-round by points-decision. In August of the same year Beckles won the local welterweight title when he defeated Ivelaw Stephenson. 

Lennox Blackmoore, the first Guyanese to win a Commonwealth title, stopped Barry Michael in the seventh round on December 26, 1978. The fight was held at the National Sports Hall. Michael was born in England but fought out of Australia.
Three years later Blackmoore was stopped by Aaron `The Hawk’ Pryor while attempting to win the WBA junior welterweight title.
Mark Harris gained revenge when he defeated nemesis Brian Muller on December 26, 1980. Harris won the 12-round fight at the National Sports Hall by a split decision to hand Muller his first pro loss.
Muller had gained a victory over Harris in August of the previous year. Anthony `The Pearl’ Andrews won by TKO in the ninth round, against Pascal David, on December 26, 1990. Andrews then turned his attention to Vidal Rawlins who suffered a TKO in the fourth round on December 26, 1992.