On March 5, 1977, the 25-year-old WBC light-heavyweight world champion, John Conteh (29-1, 21 KOs), faced Len Hutchins, in a title defense fight.
Conteh came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 24 days.
John Conteh made easy work of Len Hutchins, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Conteh improves his record to 30-1 (22 KOs)
On March 11, 1975, the 23-year-old WBC light-heavyweight world champion, John Conteh (26-1, 20 KOs), faced Lonnie Bennett, in a title defense fight.
Conteh came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 10 days.
John Conteh stopped Lonnie Bennett via TKO in the 5th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC light-heavyweight title. Conteh improves his record to 27-1 (21 KOs)
On October 9, 1976, the 25-year-old WBC light-heavyweight world champion, John Conteh (28-1, 21 KOs), faced Yaqui López, in a title defense fight.
Conteh came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 23 days.
John Conteh defeated Yaqui López via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC light-heavyweight title. Conteh improves his record to 29-1
On May 21, 1974, a 22-year-old John Conteh (24-1, 19 KOs) and Chris Finnegan met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a light-heavyweight bout.
Conteh came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days.
In the rematch, John Conteh stopped Chris Finnegan via TKO in the 6th round. Conteh improves his record to 25-1 (20 KOs)
On March 12, 1974, a 22-year-old John Conteh (23-1, 18 KOs) and Tom Bogs met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Conteh came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month.
John Conteh stopped Tom Bogs via RTD in the 6th round. Conteh improves his record to 24-1 (19 KOs)
On August 18, 1979, a 28-year-old John Conteh (33-2-1, 23 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBC title held by 25-year-old American boxer Matthew Saad Muhammad (23-3-2, 16 KOs).
Conteh came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 14 days. Muhammad was on a 10-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
Matthew Saad Muhammad defeated John Conteh via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC light-heavyweight title. Muhammad improves his record to 24-3-2, while Conteh adds a loss to his record at 33-3-1.
On September 10, 1973, a 22-year-old John Conteh (19-1, 16 KOs) and a 35-year-old Venezuelan boxer Vicente Rondón (40-11-1, 23 KOs) met in the ring.
Conteh came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 19 days. Rondón was on a 2-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 17 days.
John Conteh stopped Vicente Rondón via TKO in the 9th round. Conteh improves his record to 20-1 (17 KOs), while Rondón adds a loss to his record at 40-12-1.
On October 1, 1974, 23-year-old John Conteh (25-1, 20 KOs) and Jorge Ahumada fought for the vacant WBC light-heavyweight title.
Conteh came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days.
John Conteh defeated Jorge Ahumada via points decision . Conteh improves his record to 26-1
On October 10, 1972, a 21-year-old John Conteh (11-1, 10 KOs) and Ferenc Kristofcsak met in the ring.
Conteh came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.
John Conteh stopped Ferenc Kristofcsak via TKO in the 1st round. Conteh improves his record to 12-1 (11 KOs)
On January 25, 1972, a 20-year-old John Conteh (5-0, 4 KOs) and Wilhelm Janco met in the ring.
Conteh came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days.
John Conteh stopped Wilhelm Janco via TKO in the 1st round. Conteh improves his record to 6-0 (5 KOs)