LENNOX Blackmoore was 26 years old, and had lost only once in 12 fights when he collided with Trinidadian Claude Noel for the first time. Noel was undefeated in six bouts when the two fighters met in Trinidad on February 25, 1977. The contest ended in the 10th round as Blackmoore won by TKO.

Three months later the Guyanese again matched skills with Noel with the same result. The orthodox lightweight boxer won the Commonwealth title in October of the same year. Noel, on the other hand presented Trinidad with a world title in September 1981 when he defeated (by points) Rodolfo Gonzalez to take the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight crown.
Blackmoore moved up one division and challenged WBA super lightweight champion Aaron `The Hawk’ Pryor in June 1981. During that time the `Cincinnati Cyclone’ ruled the division with a stern hand having knocked out both opponents in the two defences he made.
Once considered one of the best counter-punchers in the business, Blackmoore found himself in early trouble. Pryor swarmed from the opening bell and knocked down his taller opponent several times in the brief encounter. Pryor won the bout by a TKO in round two, in the process denying Guyana a chance of claiming its first world title.
Blackmoore lost his next two fights and hung up his gloves after defeating Wayne Harris in June 1986. He is now a sought- after trainer in New York.
He piloted `Vicious’ Vivian Harris to a world title in 2002.