Light heavyweight · United Kingdom
John Conteh 34-4-1 24 KO · 1971–1980
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John Conteh was a light heavyweight boxer from United Kingdom, born May 27, 1951. Record 34-4-1 with 24 knockouts over 1971–1980. World titles: WBC light heavyweight (1974–1977). John Conteh last fought James Dixon on May 31, 1980 and won by TKO in round 5 of 10.
Also: جون كونتيه · ジョン・コンテ · John Anthony Conteh
Born May 27, 1951
Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Stance Orthodox
Height 183 cm
Reach 193 cm
Debut Oct 18, 1971
Career 1971–1980
Rounds boxed 287
KO share 71%
Born in Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Titles WBC light heavyweight · 1974–1977
Boxerbook rating 1813 ± 271 · inactive since May 1980Why here › Confirmed bouts 4 of 39
Career record Record
34-4-1, 24 KOs · 1971–1980
Last result W
James Dixon
TKO 5/10 · Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
The record 39 bouts, 1971–1980, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
W
James Dixon
TKO 5/10 · Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Conteh 33-4-1 · Dixon —
L
For WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight titles TKO 4/15 · Steel Pier, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Conteh 33-3-1 · Muhammad 24-3-2
L
For WBC light-heavyweight title UD 15/15 · Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Conteh 33-2-1 · Muhammad 23-3-2
W
Ivy Brown
PTS 10/10 · Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Conteh 32-2-1 · Brown —
D
PTS 10/10 · Hilton on Park Lane, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 32-2-0 · Burnett —
W
Leonardo Rodgers
KO 7/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 31-2-0 · Rodgers —
L
For WBC light-heavyweight title SD 15/15 · Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Conteh 31-1-0 · Parlov 21-1-1
W
Joe Cokes
PTS 10/10 · Michael Sobell Sports Centre, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 30-1-0 · Cokes —
W
Len Hutchins
Retained WBC light-heavyweight title TKO 3/15 · Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Conteh 29-1-0 · Hutchins —
W
Retained WBC light-heavyweight title UD 15/15 · Forum, Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Conteh 28-1-0 · López —
W
Willie Taylor
UD 10/10 · Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Conteh 27-1-0 · Taylor —
W
Lonnie Bennett
Retained WBC light-heavyweight title TKO 5/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 26-1-0 · Bennett —
W
Won vacant WBC light-heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 25-1-0 · Ahumada —
W
Retained European, British, and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles TKO 6/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 24-1-0 · Finnegan —
W
Retained European light-heavyweight title RTD 6/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 23-1-0 · Bogs —
W
PTS 10/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 22-1-0 · Stevens —
W
Fred Lewis
TKO 3/10 · Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Conteh 21-1-0 · Lewis —
W
Baby Boy Rolle
Retained Commonwealth light-heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · National Ice Centre, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Conteh 20-1-0 · Rolle —
W
TKO 9/10 · Empire Pool, Wembley, 🇬🇧
Conteh 19-1-0 · Rondón 40-11-1
W
Retained European light-heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 18-1-0 · Finnegan —
Show all 39 bouts W
Won European light-heavyweight title TKO 12/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 17-1-0 · Schmidtke —
W
Terry Daniels
TKO 7/10 · Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Conteh 16-1-0 · Daniels —
W
Dave Matthews
PTS 10/10 · Ice Stadium, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Conteh 15-1-0 · Matthews —
W
Sam McGill
TKO 9/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 14-1-0 · McGill —
W
John Hudgins
KO 3/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 13-1-0 · Hudgins —
W
Bill Drover
KO 7/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 12-1-0 · Drover —
W
Ferenc Kristofcsak
TKO 1/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 11-1-0 · Kristofcsak —
L
Eddie Duncan
PTS 10/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 11-0-0 · Duncan —
W
Johnny Mac
TKO 2/8 · Croke Park, Dublin, 🇮🇪
Conteh 10-0-0 · Mac —
W
Billy Aird
TKO 8/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 9-0-0 · Aird —
W
Joe Gholston
TKO 5/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 8-0-0 · Gholston —
W
Ruben Figueroa
KO 2/8 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 7-0-0 · Figueroa —
W
Larry Sykes
KO 1/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 6-0-0 · Sykes —
W
Wilhelm Janco
TKO 1/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 5-0-0 · Janco —
W
Emilio Okee
TKO 5/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 4-0-0 · Okee —
W
Tony Burwell
PTS 8/8 · National Ice Centre, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Conteh 3-0-0 · Burwell —
W
Frank Bullard
TKO 2/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 2-0-0 · Bullard —
W
Pierre Minier
TKO 5/8 · Grosvenor House Hotel, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 1-0-0 · Minier —
W
Okacha Boubekeur
KO 1/8 · Hotel Café Royal, London, 🇬🇧
Conteh 0-0-0 · Boubekeur —
Amateur career Semi-final W Samuel Kasongo 🇿🇲PTS
Quarter-final W Arif Malik 🇵🇰PTS
Round of 16 W C. Simmons 🇧🇲KO R1
4 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is John Conteh's record? John Conteh's professional record is 34-4-1 with 24 knockouts.
Who did John Conteh fight last? John Conteh last fought James Dixon on May 31, 1980 and won by TKO in round 5 of 10.
Which world titles has John Conteh held? John Conteh has held 1 world title reign: WBC light heavyweight (1974–1977). Sources Boxerbook ID 6982 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/6982 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
