Kenny Bristol (born March 9, 1952) is a Guyanese

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of the 1970s and '80s who won the Commonwealth light middleweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.

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to , i.e.

. Kenny Bristol won the 1976

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160 lb Open Championship. Bristol defeated Guy Kennedy

of the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club

in the finals to win the Championship. Bristol trained at the

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's Wynn Center

in

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, New York where his trainer was former pro boxer

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Hill

Bristol won a silver medal at the

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in the welterweight division, defeating Lucien Haime of

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, Carlos Burga of

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and Pedro Gamarro of

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before losing to

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of the

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in the final. Bristol lost an opportunity to compete in the

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when Guyana boycotted the event.

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* 1952 births Light-middleweight boxers Living people Middleweight boxers Welterweight boxers Guyanese male boxers Boxers at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Guyana Pan American Games silver medalists in boxing Guyanese people of African descent Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games {{Guyana-boxing-bio-stub