John Conteh (34-4-1, 24) was born in Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire, England on May 27, 1951. At the age of 20 years on October 18, 1971, he made his professional boxing debut against Okacha Boubekeur, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 27th career fight at 23 years old, Conteh became a light-heavyweight world champion on October 1, 1974 after defeating Jorge Ahumada via 15-round points decision to win the vacant WBC title.
Conteh's last fight was a 5th-round TKO win against James Dixon at age 29 on May 31, 1980. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of John Conteh's best fights have been against Vicente Rond贸n.
Conteh has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39 | May 31, 1980 29 years 34-4-1 (24) | James Dixon | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
38  | Mar 29, 1980 28 years, 10 months 33-4-1 (23) | 25 years, 7 months 24-3-2 (16) | LHW | 4 | TKO | LOSS For WBC, The Ring |
37 | Aug 18, 1979 28 years, 2 months 33-3-1 (23) | 25 years 23-3-2 (16) | LHW | 15 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
36 | Jun 4, 1979 28 years 33-2-1 (23) | Ivy Brown | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
35 | Apr 19, 1979 27 years, 10 months 32-2-1 (23) | Jesse Burnett | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
34 | Sep 26, 1978 27 years, 3 months 32-2 (23) | Leonardo Rodgers | 7 | KO | WIN | |
33 | Jun 17, 1978 27 years 31-2 (22) | Mate Parlov | LHW | 15 | SD | LOSS For WBC |
32 | Feb 7, 1978 26 years, 8 months 31-1 (22) | Joe Cokes | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
31 | Mar 5, 1977 25 years, 9 months 30-1 (22) | Len Hutchins | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
30 | Oct 9, 1976 25 years, 4 months 29-1 (21) | Yaqui L贸pez | LHW | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
29 | Aug 16, 1975 24 years, 2 months 28-1 (21) | Willie Taylor | 10 | UD | WIN | |
28 | Mar 11, 1975 23 years, 9 months 27-1 (21) | Lonnie Bennett | LHW | 5 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
27 | Oct 1, 1974 23 years, 4 months 26-1 (20) | Jorge Ahumada | LHW | 15 | PTS | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
26 | May 21, 1974 22 years, 11 months 25-1 (20) | Chris Finnegan | LHW | 6 | TKO | WIN |
25 | Mar 12, 1974 22 years, 9 months 24-1 (19) | Tom Bogs | LHW | 6 | RTD | WIN |
24 | Feb 12, 1974 22 years, 8 months 23-1 (18) | Les Stevens | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
23 | Dec 14, 1973 22 years, 6 months 22-1 (18) | Fred Lewis | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Oct 23, 1973 22 years, 4 months 21-1 (17) | Baby Boy Rolle | LHW | 15 | PTS | WIN |
21  | Sep 10, 1973 22 years, 3 months 20-1 (17) | 35 years, 1 months 40-11-1 (23) | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | May 22, 1973 21 years, 11 months 19-1 (16) | Chris Finnegan | LHW | 15 | PTS | WIN |
19 | Mar 13, 1973 21 years, 9 months 18-1 (16) | R眉diger Schmidtke | LHW | 12 | TKO | WIN |
18 | Feb 14, 1973 21 years, 8 months 17-1 (15) | Terry Daniels | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Jan 15, 1973 21 years, 7 months 16-1 (14) | Dave Matthews | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
16 | Dec 5, 1972 21 years, 6 months 15-1 (14) | Sam McGill | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Nov 14, 1972 21 years, 5 months 14-1 (13) | John Hudgins | 3 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Oct 31, 1972 21 years, 5 months 13-1 (12) | Bill Drover | 7 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Oct 10, 1972 21 years, 4 months 12-1 (11) | Ferenc Kristofcsak | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Sep 26, 1972 21 years, 3 months 11-1 (10) | Eddie Duncan | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
11 | Jul 19, 1972 21 years, 1 months 11-0 (10) | Johnny Mac | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Jun 6, 1972 21 years 10-0 (9) | Billy Aird | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Apr 25, 1972 20 years, 10 months 9-0 (8) | Joe Gholston | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Mar 28, 1972 20 years, 10 months 8-0 (7) | Ruben Figueroa | 2 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Feb 15, 1972 20 years, 8 months 7-0 (6) | Larry Sykes | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Jan 25, 1972 20 years, 7 months 6-0 (5) | Wilhelm Janco | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Dec 7, 1971 20 years, 6 months 5-0 (4) | Emilio Okee | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Nov 24, 1971 20 years, 5 months 4-0 (3) | Tony Burwell | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Nov 16, 1971 20 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Frank Bullard | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Nov 8, 1971 20 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Pierre Minier | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Oct 18, 1971 20 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Okacha Boubekeur | 1 | KO | WIN |
