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John Conteh Record

34-4-1
Total Fights39
Wins34
Losses4
Draws1
No-Contests0
Title Wins1
Title Defenses3
Title-Fight KOs2
KO Wins24
KO Losses1
John Conteh Record & Stats
John Conteh's Record
John Conteh's boxing record and career infographic

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      What is John Conteh's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning eight years and seven months, John Conteh fought 39 times with 34 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.

      Conteh retired from professional boxing with a record of 34-4-1, which included one light-heavyweight world-title win and three successful title defense fights. He had a 61.5% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 24 of his total 39 fights being knockout wins, two of which were in title fights. The only knockout loss in Conteh's career was a 4th round TKO loss to Matthew Saad Muhammad in a light-heavyweight title fight.

      His last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over James Dixon on May 31, 1980.

      Some of Conteh's best fights and notable victories include wins over Len Hutchins, Lonnie Bennett, Jorge Ahumada, Chris Finnegan, Yaqui López, Tom Bogs, and Leonardo Rodgers.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      39May 31, 198029James DixonWinTKO5
      38Mar 29, 198028Matthew Saad MuhammadLoss *TKO4
      37Aug 18, 197928Matthew Saad MuhammadLoss *UD
      36Jun 4, 197928Ivy BrownWinPTS
      35Apr 19, 197927Jesse BurnettDrawPTS
      34Sep 26, 197827Leonardo RodgersWinKO7
      33Jun 17, 197827Mate ParlovLoss *SD
      32Feb 7, 197826Joe CokesWinPTS
      31Mar 5, 197725Len HutchinsWin *TKO3
      30Oct 9, 197625Yaqui LópezWin *UD
      29Aug 16, 197524Willie TaylorWinUD
      28Mar 11, 197523Lonnie BennettWin *TKO5
      27Oct 1, 197423Jorge AhumadaWin *PTS
      26May 21, 197422Chris FinneganWinTKO6
      25Mar 12, 197422Tom BogsWinRTD6
      24Feb 12, 197422Les StevensWinPTS
      23Dec 14, 197322Fred LewisWinTKO3
      22Oct 23, 197322Baby Boy RolleWinPTS
      21Sep 10, 197322Vicente RondónWinTKO9
      20May 22, 197321Chris FinneganWinPTS
      19Mar 13, 197321Rüdiger SchmidtkeWinTKO12
      18Feb 14, 197321Terry DanielsWinTKO7
      17Jan 15, 197321Dave MatthewsWinPTS
      16Dec 5, 197221Sam McGillWinTKO9
      15Nov 14, 197221John HudginsWinKO3
      14Oct 31, 197221Bill DroverWinKO7
      13Oct 10, 197221Ferenc KristofcsakWinTKO1
      12Sep 26, 197221Eddie DuncanLossPTS
      11Jul 19, 197221Johnny MacWinTKO2
      10Jun 6, 197221Billy AirdWinTKO8
      9Apr 25, 197220Joe GholstonWinTKO5
      8Mar 28, 197220Ruben FigueroaWinKO2
      7Feb 15, 197220Larry SykesWinKO1
      6Jan 25, 197220Wilhelm JancoWinTKO1
      5Dec 7, 197120Emilio OkeeWinTKO5
      4Nov 24, 197120Tony BurwellWinPTS
      3Nov 16, 197120Frank BullardWinTKO2
      2Nov 8, 197120Pierre MinierWinTKO5
      1Oct 18, 197120Okacha BoubekeurWinKO1

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      John Conteh is a 72-year old retired British professional boxer. He was born in Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire, England on May 27, 1951. He is a former light-heavyweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 8 years — from 1971 to 1980.

      Conteh made his professional boxing debut against Okacha Boubekeur at the age of 20 on October 18, 1971, defeating Boubekeur via 1st round KO. He went on to win 10 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 9 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 23 on October 1, 1974 after 26 professional fights, against Jorge Ahumada for the light-heavyweight WBC (vacant) title. He defeated Ahumada via 15 round undefined to become the light-heavyweight champion of the world.

      Conteh has won one world title at light-heavyweight. For all the details about Conteh's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      Conteh had a total of four losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against James Dixon on May 31, 1980. Conteh won the fight via 5th round TKO. It's been 43 years, 11 months, and 2 days since this fight.

      Championships

      Conteh had a total of seven world-title fights, which includes winning one world title and three successful title defenses. He won four of these fights and lost three.

      Title Wins

      John Conteh fought for a light-heavyweight world title in four fights and won once. He won one light-heavyweight belt.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Oct 1, 1974Jorge AhumadaLight-heavyweightWBC*PTS
      * Vacant title

      Title Defenses

      John Conteh had three light-heavyweight world-title defense fights.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles DefendedMethod
      Mar 5, 1977Len HutchinsLight-heavyweightWBCTKO
      Oct 9, 1976Yaqui LópezLight-heavyweightWBCUD
      Mar 11, 1975Lonnie BennettLight-heavyweightWBCTKO

      Highlights

      Conteh fought a total of 39 times during his professional career, which includes 7 world-title fights at the light-heavyweight division. He put on some very good performances in these fights. These three fights are the highlight of his career.

      • October 1, 1974: Conteh wins his first world title by defeating Jorge Ahumada via 15 round PTS. He is now the WBC light-heavyweight world champion.

      • March 11, 1975: Conteh successfully defends the WBC light-heavyweight title against Lonnie Bennett, winning the fight via 5th round TKO.

      • March 5, 1977: Conteh successfully defends the WBC light-heavyweight title against Len Hutchins, winning the fight via 3rd round TKO.

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