LENNOX Beckles defeated Kid Banga (Rupert Reid) of Jamaica on January 3, 1965. The slick Beckles, 23 years old at the time, won the 10-round fight via points. The fight was the first of the year for the Guyanese who was defeated by Johnny DePeiza in his previous.

Beckles had six fights in 1965, winning five and losing one. The defeat came against Bunny Grant, another Jamaican. Grant knocked out Beckles in the fifth round of a scheduled 10-rounder.
In 1967 Beckles engaged Grant for a second time. The 10-round fight ended in a draw.
Beckles made his professional debut on September 26, 1960 and his first fight ended in a draw. He reached 10 fights without being defeated. However, his first loss came on May 16, 1964. While challenging Percy Hayles at the National Stadium in Jamaica Beckles was defeated via a unanimous decision.
He last fought in May 1979.