Brian London was born in Hartlepool, County Durham, U.K. on June 19, 1934. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on March 22, 1955 against Dennis Lockton. London defeated Lockton via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
London got his first shot at a world title at the age of 32 after 48 professional fights. On August 6, 1966 London challenged Muhammad Ali's WBC heavyweight title but lost via 3rd round KO. London never got a world-title shot again.
London's last fight was a 5th-round TKO loss to Joe Bugner at age 35, on May 12, 1970.
Some of Brian London's best fights were against Zora Folley. For a complete list of London's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Brian London".
London has 20 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Brian London Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | May 12, 1970 | 35 | ![]() | loss | TKO 5 |
57 | Sep 03, 1969 | 35 | ![]() | loss | KO 2 |
56 | Apr 10, 1969 | 34 | ![]() | loss | TKO 1 |
55 | Feb 06, 1969 | 34 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
54 | Jun 10, 1968 | 33 | ![]() | loss | TKO 9 |
53 | Feb 29, 1968 | 33 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
52 | Nov 13, 1967 | 33 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
51 | Aug 15, 1967 | 33 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
50 | Mar 09, 1967 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
49 | Aug 06, 1966 | 32 | ![]() | loss | KO 3 |
48 | Jun 21, 1966 | 32 | ![]() | win | DQ 7 |
47 | May 02, 1966 | 31 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
46 | Sep 20, 1965 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
45 | Mar 30, 1965 | 30 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
44 | Feb 02, 1965 | 30 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
43 | Dec 15, 1964 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
42 | Aug 13, 1964 | 30 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
41 | Feb 24, 1964 | 29 | ![]() | loss | PTS 15 |
40 | Dec 02, 1963 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
39 | May 08, 1963 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
38 | Apr 21, 1963 | 28 | ![]() | loss | PTS 12 |
37 | Jan 29, 1963 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
36 | Oct 11, 1962 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
35 | Aug 14, 1962 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
34 | Jul 07, 1962 | 28 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
33 | Feb 26, 1962 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
32 | Oct 17, 1961 | 27 | ![]() | loss | RTD 5 |
31 | Apr 24, 1961 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
30 | Aug 29, 1960 | 26 | ![]() | loss | RTD 8 |
29 | Apr 26, 1960 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
28 | Dec 01, 1959 | 25 | ![]() | loss | RTD 7 |
27 | May 01, 1959 | 24 | ![]() | loss | KO 11 |
26 | Jan 12, 1959 | 24 | ![]() | loss | PTS 15 |
25 | Sep 30, 1958 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
24 | Jun 03, 1958 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
23 | Feb 25, 1958 | 23 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
22 | Dec 10, 1957 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
21 | Aug 12, 1957 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
20 | Jul 01, 1957 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
19 | May 27, 1957 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
18 | Mar 05, 1957 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
17 | Feb 03, 1957 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
16 | Nov 19, 1956 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
15 | Aug 27, 1956 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
14 | Jul 09, 1956 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
13 | May 01, 1956 | 21 | ![]() | loss | TKO 1 |
12 | Mar 13, 1956 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Jan 17, 1956 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Dec 06, 1955 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Nov 11, 1955 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
8 | Oct 24, 1955 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
7 | Oct 07, 1955 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Aug 08, 1955 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
5 | Jul 11, 1955 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Jun 06, 1955 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
3 | May 23, 1955 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
2 | Apr 18, 1955 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
1 | Mar 22, 1955 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |