KENNY Bristol improved his record to 3-0 after defeating American Bob `The Hunter’ Patterson by points in a six-rounded held on February 11, 1977 at the Sunny Side Garden in New York, USA. Bristol had his first five professional fights at the same venue. 

On December 3, 1978 he won a hard-fought unanimous points victory over Reggie Ford. It was the 26th professional fight for the southpaw Ford, while Bristol remained undefeated in eight bouts. In June 1979, Bristol became the only Guyanese to win a Commonwealth title at home when he out-pointed Pat Thomas, who was born in St Kitts and Nevis.
Bristol, a junior middleweight, went on to achieve a record of 20 fights with 15 victories from an eight-year career. He remains one of the best junior middleweight products from Guyana.