Gomeo Brennan (born 17 January 1939 in

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) is a Bahamian

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welter/ light middle/ middle/ super middle/

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boxer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s who won the Commonwealth middleweight title (twice), and was a challenger for the

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(WBA) World light heavyweight title against Vicente Rondón, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.

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to , i.e.

. Brennan fought out of the Fifth Street Gym in

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, he was trained by

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, and managed by Chris Dundee, he was inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010.

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