John Conteh
Career, Record, Stats
John Conteh is a 73-year-old retired British professional boxer. He is a former light-heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 8 years, 7 months, and 13 days, Conteh amassed a record of 34-4-1, which includes 24 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
John Conteh's Boxing Career
John Conteh was born in Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire, England on May 27, 1951. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on October 18, 1971 against Okacha Boubekeur. Conteh defeated Boubekeur via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Conteh became a world champion at the age of 23 after 26 professional fights. He challenged Jorge Ahumada for the vacant WBC light-heavyweight title and defeated Ahumada via 15 round points decision, winning his first world title.
Conteh's last fight was a 5th-round TKO victory over James Dixon at age 29, on May 31, 1980.
Some of John Conteh's best fights have been against Vicente Rondón. For a complete list of Conteh's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of John Conteh".
Conteh has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "John Conteh Losses".
John Conteh's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39 | May 31, 1980 | 29 |  James Dixon | win | TKO 5 |
38 | Mar 29, 1980 | 28 | 
Matthew Saad Muhammad 25 24-3-2  | loss | TKO 4 |
37 | Aug 18, 1979 | 28 |
Matthew Saad Muhammad 25 23-3-2 | loss | UD 15 |
36 | Jun 04, 1979 | 28 | Ivy Brown | win | PTS 10 |
35 | Apr 19, 1979 | 27 | Jesse Burnett | draw | PTS 10 |
34 | Sep 26, 1978 | 27 | Leonardo Rodgers | win | KO 7 |
33 | Jun 17, 1978 | 27 | Mate Parlov | loss | SD 15 |
32 | Feb 07, 1978 | 26 | Joe Cokes | win | PTS 10 |
31 | Mar 05, 1977 | 25 | Len Hutchins | win | TKO 3 |
30 | Oct 09, 1976 | 25 | Yaqui López | win | UD 15 |
29 | Aug 16, 1975 | 24 | Willie Taylor | win | UD 10 |
28 | Mar 11, 1975 | 23 | Lonnie Bennett | win | TKO 5 |
27 | Oct 01, 1974 | 23 | Jorge Ahumada | win | PTS 15 |
26 | May 21, 1974 | 22 | Chris Finnegan | win | TKO 6 |
25 | Mar 12, 1974 | 22 | Tom Bogs | win | RTD 6 |
24 | Feb 12, 1974 | 22 | Les Stevens | win | PTS 10 |
23 | Dec 14, 1973 | 22 | Fred Lewis | win | TKO 3 |
22 | Oct 23, 1973 | 22 | Baby Boy Rolle | win | PTS 15 |
21 | Sep 10, 1973 | 22 | 
Vicente Rondón 35 40-11-1 | win | TKO 9 |
20 | May 22, 1973 | 21 | Chris Finnegan | win | PTS 15 |
19 | Mar 13, 1973 | 21 | Rüdiger Schmidtke | win | TKO 12 |
18 | Feb 14, 1973 | 21 | Terry Daniels | win | TKO 7 |
17 | Jan 15, 1973 | 21 | Dave Matthews | win | PTS 10 |
16 | Dec 05, 1972 | 21 | Sam McGill | win | TKO 9 |
15 | Nov 14, 1972 | 21 | John Hudgins | win | KO 3 |
14 | Oct 31, 1972 | 21 | Bill Drover | win | KO 7 |
13 | Oct 10, 1972 | 21 | Ferenc Kristofcsak | win | TKO 1 |
12 | Sep 26, 1972 | 21 | Eddie Duncan | loss | PTS 10 |
11 | Jul 19, 1972 | 21 | Johnny Mac | win | TKO 2 |
10 | Jun 06, 1972 | 21 | Billy Aird | win | TKO 8 |
9 | Apr 25, 1972 | 20 | Joe Gholston | win | TKO 5 |
8 | Mar 28, 1972 | 20 | Ruben Figueroa | win | KO 2 |
7 | Feb 15, 1972 | 20 | Larry Sykes | win | KO 1 |
6 | Jan 25, 1972 | 20 | Wilhelm Janco | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Dec 07, 1971 | 20 | Emilio Okee | win | TKO 5 |
4 | Nov 24, 1971 | 20 | Tony Burwell | win | PTS 8 |
3 | Nov 16, 1971 | 20 | Frank Bullard | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Nov 08, 1971 | 20 | Pierre Minier | win | TKO 5 |
1 | Oct 18, 1971 | 20 | Okacha Boubekeur | win | KO 1 |