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Gomeo Brennan

BORN   January 17 1939; Bimini, Bahamas (Some sources report January 13 1939)
WEIGHT 146-174 lbs
MANAGER Chris Dundee
TRAINER Angelo Dundee

Brennan was a talented fighter who lost only 21 bouts in a career of 110 contests;  He fought as a welterweight up through light heavyweight; During his career, he won the Middleweight Championship of the British Empire; Gomeo trained fighters in South Florida after retiring from the ring

He defeated such men as Wallace "Bud" Smith, Jimmy Martinez, Blair Richardson, Art Hernandez, Jupp Elze, Mick Leahy, Wilfredo Hurst, Gary "Rocky" Randall, Earl Nikora, Luis Gutierrez, Charley Cotton, Larry Carney, Eddie Owens, Jerry Evans, Tony DeCola, Celedonio Lima, Mickey Crawford and Carl Hubbard

1956
Jan  2 Jerry Bailey                Miami Beach, Fl                 KO  3
Jan 17 Chico Gomez                 Miami Beach, Fl                  D  4
Jan 27 Chico Gomez                 Miami Beach, Fl                  W  4
Feb 14 Sonny Lemon                 Miami Beach, Fl                  W  4
Feb 28 Henry Brown                 Miami Beach, Fl                  L  6
Mar 16 Battling Douglas            Nassau, Bahamas                  W  6
Apr  4 Henry Brown                 Miami Beach, Fl                  L  4
Apr 26 Ray Reed                    Bimini, Bahamas                  W  8
May  2 Battling Douglas            Bimini, Bahamas                  W 10
May 15 Felix Machado               Miami Beach, Fl                 TK  1
May 29 Sonny Lemon                 Miami Beach, Fl                  W  4
Jun 26 Eddie Fobbs                 Miami Beach, Fl                  W  4
Jul 31 Gordon Van Loo              Miami Beach, Fl                  D  8
Aug 14 Deacon Washington           Miami Beach, Fl                  W  6
Oct  3 Henry Brown                 Miami Beach, Fl                  D  6
Oct 23 Len Baynard                 Miami Beach, Fl                  W  6
Nov 27 Gary "Rocky" Randall        Miami Beach, Fl                 TK  5
Dec 26 Andy Mayfield               Miami Beach, Fl                  L  8

1957
Mar 29 Henry Ferguson              Nassau, Bahamas                  W  8
Apr  4 Aldo Farrington             Bimini, Bahamas                 KO  6
Apr 19 Tommy Fields                Miami Beach, Fl                  D  4
Apr 24 Ricco Saunders              Bimini, Bahamas                 KO  3
Jun  7 Gene Cooper                 Bimini, Bahamas                 KO  7
Jul  3 Willie "Kid" Johnson        Miami Beach, Fl                  W  6
Jul  9 Bahama Kid                  Bimini, Bahamas                 KO  4
Sep 10 Willie "Kid" Johnson        Miami Beach, Fl                  W  8
Sep 28 Luis Rodriguez              Havana, Cuba                     L  8
Oct 29 Gordon Van Loo              Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10
Nov 27 Jesse Humphries             Miami Beach, Fl                 KO  2
Dec 10 Deacon Washington           Miami Beach, Fl                 TK  7

1958
Jan 22 Willie "Kid" Johnson        Miami Beach, Fl                  W  8
Mar  1 Al Walker                   Bimini, Bahamas                 TK  7
Mar 16 Bobby Wright                Lake Worth, Fl                  KO  6
Apr  1 Wallace "Bud" Smith         Miami Beach, Fl                 TK  5
Apr 29 Tony DeCola                 Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10
May  2 Art Finney                  Nassau, Bahamas                 KO  2
Jun  2 Al Kasslin                  Bimini, Bahamas                 KO  4
Jul  1 Jimmy Archer                Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10
Sep  2 Guy Sumlin                  Miami Beach, Fl                  L 10
Oct 27 Ray Sheppard                Tampa, Fl                        W 10
Dec 26 Jose Edwin                  Miami Beach, Fl                 KO  1

1959
Feb  3 Mickey Crawford             Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10
Jun  6 Ray Sheppard                Bimini, Bahamas                 KO  3
Jun 30 Sal Hernandez               Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10
Aug 11 Paul Diaz                   Miami Beach, Fl                 TK  9
Nov  3 Jimmy Martinez              Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10
Nov 27 Andy Mayfield               Nassau, Bahamas                 KO  3
Dec 30 Mel Barker                  Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10

1960
Jan 30 Gene Hamilton               Hollywood, Fl                    W 10
Mar 21 Georgia Kid                 Nassau, Bahamas                  W 10
Jul  8 Levi "Sonny" Pearson        Bimini, Bahamas                 KO  5
Jul 22 Ray Sheppard                Nassau, Bahamas                 TK  5
Aug  5 Leonard Erwin               Nassau, Bahamas                 KO  1
Oct 18 Billy DePriest              Fort Lauderdale, Fl              W 10
Nov 18 Johnny Cunningham           Nassau, Bahamas                 KO  9

1961
Jan 17 Cecil Shorts                Miami Beach, Fl                 KO  7
Mar 13 Carl Hubbard                Miami Beach, Fl                  W  6
May 24 Holly Mims                  Miami Beach, Fl                  L 12
Jun 26 Bobby Lopez                 Nassau, Bahamas                 KO  4
Nov 15 Charlie Cotton              Miami Beach, Fl                 TK  5
Dec 15 Ernie "Sonny" Hill          Detroit, Mi                      W  8

1962
Jun  5 Mick Leahy                  London, Eng                      D  8
          -Some sources report "D 10"
Aug 29 Bill Kerr                   Miami Beach, Fl                 KO  1
Oct 13 Wilbert "Skeeter" McClure   New York, NY                     L 10

1963
Feb  2 Rubin "Hurricane" Carter    New York, NY                     L 10
Aug 10 Obdulio Nunez               San Juan, Puerto Rico           TK  4
Oct 22 Mick Leahy                  London, Eng                      W 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the British Empire
Dec  2 Jesse Smith                 Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10

1964
Feb 13 Junior Grant                Nassau, Bahamas                  W  5
Feb 13 Boston Blackie              Nassau, Bahamas                  W  5
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Mar 14 Tuna Scanlan                Auckland, New Zealand            L 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the British Empire;
          Some sources report 3/15/64
Jul 29 Luis Gutierrez              Miami Beach, Fl                 TK  7
Aug  8 J.C. Ponder                 Miami, Fl                        W 10
          -Some sources report "W 8"
Sep  4 Jose Torres                 Miami Beach, Fl                  L 10
Nov 12 Earl Nikora                 Auckland, New Zealand            W 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the British Empire

1965
Mar 18 Earl Nikora                 Auckland, New Zealand            W 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the British Empire
Apr 24 Rudolph Bent                Belize City, Belize              W 10
Sep 25 Blair Richardson            Glace Bay, NS, Canada           KO 11
          -Middleweight Championship of the British Empire
Nov  5 J.C. Ponder                 Freeport, Bahamas                W 10
Nov 12 Sugar Boy Nando             Oranjestad, Aruba                D 10

1966
Jan 25 Art Hernandez               Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10
Mar 26 Blair Richardson            Glace Bay, NS, Canada            L 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the British Empire;
          Some sources report "L 13"
Jun 17 Charley Austin              Phoenix, Az                      L 10
Aug  4 Charley Austin              Phoenix, Az                      L 10
Sep 11 Pedro Miranda               Oranjestad, Aruba                L 10
Dec  6 Celedonio Lima              Miami Beach, Fl                 TK  6
Dec 16 Hurricane Kid               Honolulu, Oahu, Hi               W 10

1967
Jan 31 Carl Moore                  Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10
Mar 14 Rudy Rodriguez              Miami Beach, Fl                 TK  7
May 27 J.C. Ponder                 Freeport, Bahamas               KO  7
Jun  1 Tom Bogs                    Copenhagen, Denmark              L 10
Jul 14 Sandro Mazzinghi            Rome, Italy                      L 10
Sep 21 Art Hernandez               Milwaukee, Wi                    L 10
Oct 19 Andy Heilman                Los Angeles, Ca                  L 10
Dec 15 Jupp Elze                   Cologne, Germany                 W 10

1968
Jun 13 J.C. Ponder                 Orlando, Fl                     TK  9
Jul  2 Wifredo Hurst               Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10
Aug 20 Linnes Johnson              Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10
Sep 17 Linnes Johnson              Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10

1969
Jan 14 Larry Carney                Miami Beach, Fl                 TK  5
Jan 28 Bobby Harrington            Miami Beach, Fl                 KO  5
Feb 18 Percy Manning               Miami Beach, Fl                  D 10
Mar 18 Rocky Hernandez             Miami Beach, Fl                 TK  9
Apr  8 Eddie Owens                 Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10
Nov 24 Billy Marsh                 Freeport, Bahamas               KO 10

1970
Jun  9 Rene Durelle                Miami Beach, Fl                 KO  2
Aug 25 Paul Kasper                 Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10

1971
Aug 10 Jerry Evans                 Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10
Oct 26 Vicente Rondon              Miami Beach, Fl                 LT 14
          -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World;
          Some sources report "LK 13"

1972
Apr 14 Baby Boy Rolle              Nassau, Bahamas                  L 10


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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