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John

Conteh

34 – 4 – 1

24 KO · 70.59% RATE · 39 TRACKED BOUTS

Tale of the Tape

Height

6′0″ (183 cm)

Reach

76″ (193 cm)

Stance

Orthodox

Current Form

Last 5

WLLWD

Current Streak

W1

Layoff (Retired)

46.3 years

Last Bout

d. James Dixon · TKO · R5
May 31, 1980

Title Reigns

1 reign

Title History

WBC
Light Heavyweight
Oct 1974 – May 1977

Title history is best-effort and may miss interim or vacated belts.

Complete Fight History

Showing 39 of 39

1980

MAY 31d.James Dixon· TKO · R5Liverpool Stadium · Liverpool34–4–1

MAR 29L toMatthew Saad Muhammad· TKO · R4Resorts Casino Hotel · AC33–4–1

1979

AUG 18L toMatthew Saad Muhammad· UDResorts Casino Hotel · AC33–3–1

JUN 4d.Ivy Brown· PTSLiverpool · England33–2–1

APR 19drewJesse Burnett· PTSHilton on Park Lane · London32–2–1

1978

SEP 26d.Leonardo Rodgers· KO · R7Empire Pool · London32–2

JUN 17L toMate Parlov· SDRed Star Stadium · Belgrade31–2

FEB 7d.Joe Cokes· PTSMichael Sobell Sports Centre · London31–1

1977

MAR 5d.Len Hutchins· TKO · R3Liverpool Stadium · Liverpool30–1

1976

OCT 9d.Yaqui López· UDForum · Copenhagen29–1

1975

AUG 16d.Willie Taylor· UDCatholic Youth Center · Scranton28–1

MAR 11d.Lonnie Bennett· TKO · R5Empire Pool · London27–1

1974

OCT 1d.Jorge Ahumada· PTSEmpire Pool · London26–1

MAY 21d.Chris Finnegan· TKO · R6Empire Pool · London25–1

MAR 12d.Tom Bogs· RTD · R6Empire Pool · London24–1

FEB 12d.Les Stevens· PTSRoyal Albert Hall · London23–1

1973

DEC 14d.Fred Lewis· TKO · R3Liverpool Stadium · Liverpool22–1

OCT 23d.Baby Boy Rolle· PTSNational Ice Centre · Nottingham21–1

SEP 10d.Vicente Rondón· TKO · R9Empire Pool · Wembley20–1

MAY 22d.Chris Finnegan· PTSEmpire Pool · London19–1

MAR 13d.Rüdiger Schmidtke· TKO · R12Empire Pool · London18–1

FEB 14d.Terry Daniels· TKO · R7Las Vegas Convention Center · LV17–1

JAN 15d.Dave Matthews· PTSIce Stadium · Nottingham16–1

1972

DEC 5d.Sam McGill· TKO · R9Royal Albert Hall · London15–1

NOV 14d.John Hudgins· KO · R3Empire Pool · London14–1

OCT 31d.Bill Drover· KO · R7Royal Albert Hall · London13–1

OCT 10d.Ferenc Kristofcsak· TKO · R1Royal Albert Hall · London12–1

SEP 26L toEddie Duncan· PTSEmpire Pool · London11–1

JUL 19d.Johnny Mac· TKO · R2Croke Park · Dublin11–0

JUN 6d.Billy Aird· TKORoyal Albert Hall · London10–0

APR 25d.Joe Gholston· TKO · R5Royal Albert Hall · London9–0

MAR 28d.Ruben Figueroa· KO · R2Empire Pool · London8–0

FEB 15d.Larry Sykes· KO · R1Royal Albert Hall · London7–0

JAN 25d.Wilhelm Janco· TKO · R1Royal Albert Hall · London6–0

1971

DEC 7d.Emilio Okee· TKO · R5Royal Albert Hall · London5–0

NOV 24d.Tony Burwell· PTSNational Ice Centre · Nottingham4–0

NOV 16d.Frank Bullard· TKO · R2Empire Pool · London3–0

NOV 8d.Pierre Minier· TKO · R5Grosvenor House Hotel · London2–0

OCT 18d.Okacha Boubekeur· KO · R1Hotel Café Royal · London1–0

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What is John Conteh's professional boxing record?: John Conteh's professional record is 34-4-1, with 24 knockouts.
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