Kenny Bristol won his 15th professional fight when he out- boxed Jamaican Michael Dewar on April 24, 1982 in Port au Prince, Haiti. The gangly Guyanese junior middleweight was ahead on all the judges score cards when the 10-round contest came to an end.Dewar (22) was eight years Bristol’s junior and suffered his first defeat in 17 fights. Bristol, a southpaw, was born on March 9, 1952. He ascended to the professional community in October 1976.
On December 3, 1978 he won a hard-fought unanimous points victory over Reggie Ford to remain 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 received the first blemish when he met Canadian southpaw Wayne Caplette on May, 1981. After battling the Canadian in his home town of Manitoba, the Guyanese was adjudged the loser by Split Decision.
His attempt to make amends five months later ended in a disqualification in the fourth round. Bristol would go 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.