John Anthony Conteh, (born 27 May 1951) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1971 to 1980. He held the WBC light-heavyweight title from 1974 to 1977, and regionally the European, British and Commonwealth titles between 1973 and 1974. As an amateur, he represented England and won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. In 2017, Conteh was awarded an MBE for services to boxing at the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Infobox
Nationality
British
Born
(1951-05-27) 27 May 1951 (age 74)Toxteth, Liverpool,Lancashire, England
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
mw- Light-heavyweight Cruiserweight Heavyweight
Reach
76 in (193 cm)
Stance
Orthodox
Total fights
39
Wins
34
Win by KO
24
Losses
4
Draws
1
Tables
· Professional boxing record
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By knockout
By knockout
39 fights
By knockout
34 wins
24
4 losses
1
By decision
By decision
39 fights
By decision
34 wins
10
4 losses
3
Draws
Draws
39 fights
Draws
34 wins
1
Ranked list
39 fights
34 wins
4 losses
By knockout
24
1
By decision
10
3
Draws
1
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39
39
No.
39
Result
Win
Record
34–4–1
Opponent
James Dixon
Type
TKO
Round, time
5 (10), 2:49
Date
31 May 1980
Location
Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England
38
38
No.
38
Result
Loss
Record
33–4–1
Opponent
Matthew Saad Muhammad
Type
TKO
Round, time
4 (15), 2:27
Date
29 Mar 1980
Location
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Notes
For WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight titles
37
37
No.
37
Result
Loss
Record
33–3–1
Opponent
Matthew Saad Muhammad
Type
UD
Round, time
15
Date
18 Aug 1979
Location
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Notes
For WBC light-heavyweight title
36
36
No.
36
Result
Win
Record
33–2–1
Opponent
Ivy Brown
Type
PTS
Round, time
10
Date
4 Jun 1979
Location
Liverpool, England
35
35
No.
35
Result
Draw
Record
32–2–1
Opponent
Jesse Burnett
Type
PTS
Round, time
10
Date
19 Apr 1979
Location
Hilton on Park Lane, London, England
34
34
No.
34
Result
Win
Record
32–2
Opponent
Leonardo Rodgers
Type
KO
Round, time
7 (10), 1:15
Date
26 Sep 1978
Location
Empire Pool, London, England
33
33
No.
33
Result
Loss
Record
31–2
Opponent
Mate Parlov
Type
SD
Round, time
15
Date
17 Jun 1978
Location
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Notes
For WBC light-heavyweight title
32
32
No.
32
Result
Win
Record
31–1
Opponent
Joe Cokes
Type
PTS
Round, time
10
Date
7 Feb 1978
Location
Michael Sobell Sports Centre, London, England
31
31
No.
31
Result
Win
Record
30–1
Opponent
Len Hutchins
Type
TKO
Round, time
3 (15), 1:05
Date
5 Mar 1977
Location
Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England
Notes
Retained WBC light-heavyweight title
30
30
No.
30
Result
Win
Record
29–1
Opponent
Yaqui López
Type
UD
Round, time
15
Date
9 Oct 1976
Location
Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Notes
Retained WBC light-heavyweight title
29
29
No.
29
Result
Win
Record
28–1
Opponent
Willie Taylor
Type
UD
Round, time
10
Date
16 Aug 1975
Location
Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, US
28
28
No.
28
Result
Win
Record
27–1
Opponent
Lonnie Bennett
Type
TKO
Round, time
5 (15), 1:10
Date
11 Mar 1975
Location
Empire Pool, London, England
Notes
Retained WBC light-heavyweight title
27
27
No.
27
Result
Win
Record
26–1
Opponent
Jorge Ahumada
Type
PTS
Round, time
15
Date
1 Oct 1974
Location
Empire Pool, London, England
Notes
Won vacant WBC light-heavyweight title
26
26
No.
26
Result
Win
Record
25–1
Opponent
Chris Finnegan
Type
TKO
Round, time
6 (15)
Date
21 May 1974
Location
Empire Pool, London, England
Notes
Retained European, British, and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles
25
25
No.
25
Result
Win
Record
24–1
Opponent
Tom Bogs
Type
RTD
Round, time
6 (15)
Date
12 Mar 1974
Location
Empire Pool, London, England
Notes
Retained European light-heavyweight title
24
24
No.
24
Result
Win
Record
23–1
Opponent
Les Stevens
Type
PTS
Round, time
10
Date
12 Feb 1974
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
23
23
No.
23
Result
Win
Record
22–1
Opponent
Fred Lewis
Type
TKO
Round, time
3 (10)
Date
14 Dec 1973
Location
Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England
22
22
No.
22
Result
Win
Record
21–1
Opponent
Baby Boy Rolle
Type
PTS
Round, time
15
Date
23 Oct 1973
Location
National Ice Centre, Nottingham, England
Notes
Retained Commonwealth light-heavyweight title
21
21
No.
21
Result
Win
Record
20–1
Opponent
Vicente Rondón
Type
TKO
Round, time
9 (10)
Date
10 Sep 1973
Location
Empire Pool, London, England
20
20
No.
20
Result
Win
Record
19–1
Opponent
Chris Finnegan
Type
PTS
Round, time
15
Date
22 May 1973
Location
Empire Pool, London, England
Notes
Retained European light-heavyweight title;Won British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles
19
19
No.
19
Result
Win
Record
18–1
Opponent
Rüdiger Schmidtke
Type
TKO
Round, time
12 (15), 2:28
Date
13 Mar 1973
Location
Empire Pool, London, England
Notes
Won European light-heavyweight title
18
18
No.
18
Result
Win
Record
17–1
Opponent
Terry Daniels
Type
TKO
Round, time
7 (10)
Date
14 Feb 1973
Location
Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, US
17
17
No.
17
Result
Win
Record
16–1
Opponent
Dave Matthews
Type
PTS
Round, time
10
Date
15 Jan 1973
Location
Ice Stadium, Nottingham, England
16
16
No.
16
Result
Win
Record
15–1
Opponent
Sam McGill
Type
TKO
Round, time
9 (10)
Date
5 Dec 1972
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
15
15
No.
15
Result
Win
Record
14–1
Opponent
John Hudgins
Type
KO
Round, time
3 (10), 1:30
Date
14 Nov 1972
Location
Empire Pool, London, England
14
14
No.
14
Result
Win
Record
13–1
Opponent
Bill Drover
Type
KO
Round, time
7 (10), 2:24
Date
31 Oct 1972
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
13
13
No.
13
Result
Win
Record
12–1
Opponent
Ferenc Kristofcsak
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (8)
Date
10 Oct 1972
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
12
12
No.
12
Result
Loss
Record
11–1
Opponent
Eddie Duncan
Type
PTS
Round, time
10
Date
26 Sep 1972
Location
Empire Pool, London, England
11
11
No.
11
Result
Win
Record
11–0
Opponent
Johnny Mac
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (8)
Date
19 Jul 1972
Location
Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
10
10
No.
10
Result
Win
Record
10–0
Opponent
Billy Aird
Type
TKO
Round, time
8 (8)
Date
6 Jun 1972
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
9
9
No.
9
Result
Win
Record
9–0
Opponent
Joe Gholston
Type
TKO
Round, time
5 (8)
Date
25 Apr 1972
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
8
8
No.
8
Result
Win
Record
8–0
Opponent
Ruben Figueroa
Type
KO
Round, time
2 (8)
Date
28 Mar 1972
Location
Empire Pool, London, England
7
7
No.
7
Result
Win
Record
7–0
Opponent
Larry Sykes
Type
KO
Round, time
1 (8)
Date
15 Feb 1972
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
6
6
No.
6
Result
Win
Record
6–0
Opponent
Wilhelm Janco
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (8)
Date
25 Jan 1972
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
5
5
No.
5
Result
Win
Record
5–0
Opponent
Emilio Okee
Type
TKO
Round, time
5 (8)
Date
7 Dec 1971
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
4
4
No.
4
Result
Win
Record
4–0
Opponent
Tony Burwell
Type
PTS
Round, time
8
Date
24 Nov 1971
Location
National Ice Centre, Nottingham, England
3
3
No.
3
Result
Win
Record
3–0
Opponent
Frank Bullard
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (10)
Date
16 Nov 1971
Location
Empire Pool, London, England
2
2
No.
2
Result
Win
Record
2–0
Opponent
Pierre Minier
Type
TKO
Round, time
5 (8)
Date
8 Nov 1971
Location
Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England
1
1
No.
1
Result
Win
Record
1–0
Opponent
Okacha Boubekeur
Type
KO
Round, time
1 (8)
Date
18 Oct 1971
Location
Hotel Café Royal, London, England
Ranked list
No.
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round, time
Date
Location
Notes
39
Win
34–4–1
James Dixon
TKO
5 (10), 2:49
31 May 1980
Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England
38
Loss
33–4–1
Matthew Saad Muhammad
TKO
4 (15), 2:27
29 Mar 1980
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
For WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight titles
37
Loss
33–3–1
Matthew Saad Muhammad
UD
15
18 Aug 1979
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
For WBC light-heavyweight title
36
Win
33–2–1
Ivy Brown
PTS
10
4 Jun 1979
Liverpool, England
35
Draw
32–2–1
Jesse Burnett
PTS
10
19 Apr 1979
Hilton on Park Lane, London, England
34
Win
32–2
Leonardo Rodgers
KO
7 (10), 1:15
26 Sep 1978
Empire Pool, London, England
33
Loss
31–2
Mate Parlov
SD
15
17 Jun 1978
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
For WBC light-heavyweight title
32
Win
31–1
Joe Cokes
PTS
10
7 Feb 1978
Michael Sobell Sports Centre, London, England
31
Win
30–1
Len Hutchins
TKO
3 (15), 1:05
5 Mar 1977
Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England
Retained WBC light-heavyweight title
30
Win
29–1
Yaqui López
UD
15
9 Oct 1976
Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Retained WBC light-heavyweight title
29
Win
28–1
Willie Taylor
UD
10
16 Aug 1975
Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, US
28
Win
27–1
Lonnie Bennett
TKO
5 (15), 1:10
11 Mar 1975
Empire Pool, London, England
Retained WBC light-heavyweight title
27
Win
26–1
Jorge Ahumada
PTS
15
1 Oct 1974
Empire Pool, London, England
Won vacant WBC light-heavyweight title
26
Win
25–1
Chris Finnegan
TKO
6 (15)
21 May 1974
Empire Pool, London, England
Retained European, British, and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles
25
Win
24–1
Tom Bogs
RTD
6 (15)
12 Mar 1974
Empire Pool, London, England
Retained European light-heavyweight title
24
Win
23–1
Les Stevens
PTS
10
12 Feb 1974
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
23
Win
22–1
Fred Lewis
TKO
3 (10)
14 Dec 1973
Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England
22
Win
21–1
Baby Boy Rolle
PTS
15
23 Oct 1973
National Ice Centre, Nottingham, England
Retained Commonwealth light-heavyweight title
21
Win
20–1
Vicente Rondón
TKO
9 (10)
10 Sep 1973
Empire Pool, London, England
20
Win
19–1
Chris Finnegan
PTS
15
22 May 1973
Empire Pool, London, England
Retained European light-heavyweight title;Won British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles
19
Win
18–1
Rüdiger Schmidtke
TKO
12 (15), 2:28
13 Mar 1973
Empire Pool, London, England
Won European light-heavyweight title
18
Win
17–1
Terry Daniels
TKO
7 (10)
14 Feb 1973
Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, US
17
Win
16–1
Dave Matthews
PTS
10
15 Jan 1973
Ice Stadium, Nottingham, England
16
Win
15–1
Sam McGill
TKO
9 (10)
5 Dec 1972
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
15
Win
14–1
John Hudgins
KO
3 (10), 1:30
14 Nov 1972
Empire Pool, London, England
14
Win
13–1
Bill Drover
KO
7 (10), 2:24
31 Oct 1972
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
13
Win
12–1
Ferenc Kristofcsak
TKO
1 (8)
10 Oct 1972
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
12
Loss
11–1
Eddie Duncan
PTS
10
26 Sep 1972
Empire Pool, London, England
11
Win
11–0
Johnny Mac
TKO
2 (8)
19 Jul 1972
Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
10
Win
10–0
Billy Aird
TKO
8 (8)
6 Jun 1972
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
9
Win
9–0
Joe Gholston
TKO
5 (8)
25 Apr 1972
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
8
Win
8–0
Ruben Figueroa
KO
2 (8)
28 Mar 1972
Empire Pool, London, England
7
Win
7–0
Larry Sykes
KO
1 (8)
15 Feb 1972
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
6
Win
6–0
Wilhelm Janco
TKO
1 (8)
25 Jan 1972
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
5
Win
5–0
Emilio Okee
TKO
5 (8)
7 Dec 1971
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
4
Win
4–0
Tony Burwell
PTS
8
24 Nov 1971
National Ice Centre, Nottingham, England
3
Win
3–0
Frank Bullard
TKO
2 (10)
16 Nov 1971
Empire Pool, London, England
2
Win
2–0
Pierre Minier
TKO
5 (8)
8 Nov 1971
Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England
1
Win
1–0
Okacha Boubekeur
KO
1 (8)
18 Oct 1971
Hotel Café Royal, London, England
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