Former Guyana welterweight champion Ivelaw Stephenson defeated Trinidadian Melville Bennett on June 28, 1959 in Georgetown. Stephenson won the 10-round contest on points and improved his record to 5-1. The Guyanese had suffered his first lost in the previous fight.
Stephenson had moved up to the junior middleweight division to tackle Sugar Boy Nando of the Dominican Republic in February of 1956. The fight was held at the Swingers Square Garden in Aruba and Nando, a German resident, won the 10-rounder by point decision.
Stephenson collected the vacant British Guiana welterweight title in January 1961 when Cyclone Kid was disqualified in the seventh round. The title would land in the hands of Lennox Beckles four years later who won the 15-round by decision.
Stephenson would have three more fights and finally departed the sport after winning against Trinidadian Tony Gray. His record consists of nine victories, four defeats and three draws.