What is Johnny Owen's record?

Johnny Owen's professional record is 25-2-1 with 11 knockouts.

Bantamweight · United Kingdom

Johnny Owen

25-2-1 11 KO · 1976–1980

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Johnny Owen was a bantamweight boxer from United Kingdom, born Jan 7, 1956. Record 25-2-1 with 11 knockouts over 1976–1980. Johnny Owen last fought Lupe Pintor on Sep 19, 1980 and lost by KO in round 12 of 15.

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BornJan 7, 1956

DiedNov 4, 1980

Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom

NicknameMerthyr Matchstick · The Matchstick Man · Bionic Bantam

DebutSep 30, 1976

Career1976–1980

Rounds boxed251

KO share44%

Born inMerthyr Tydfil, Wales

TitlesBritish and Commonwealth bantamweight titles 1980

Boxerbook rating1855 ± 276 · inactive since Sep 1980Why here ›

Confirmed bouts1 of 28

Career record

Record

25-2-1, 11 KOs · 1976–1980

Last result

Lupe Pintor 🇲🇽

For WBC bantamweight title

KO 12/15 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸

1980-09-19 ›
✓✓ two sources

The record

28 bouts, 1976–1980, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Lupe Pintor 🇲🇽

For WBC bantamweight title

KO 12/15 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸

Owen 25-1-1 · Pintor 42-5-1

1980-09-19 ›
✓✓ two sources

John Feeney 🇬🇧

Retained British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles

PTS 15/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧

Owen 24-1-1 · Feeney —

1980-06-28 ›
✓ one source

Juan Francisco Rodríguez 🇪🇸

Won European bantamweight title

UD 12/12 · Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale, 🇬🇧

Owen 23-1-1 · Rodríguez —

1980-02-28 ›
✓ one source

Glyn Davies

RTD 5/8 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧

Owen 22-1-1 · Davies —

1980-01-22 ›
✓ one source

David Vasquez 🇺🇸

PTS 10/10 · Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale, 🇬🇧

Owen 21-1-1 · Vasquez —

1979-11-29 ›
✓ one source

Jose Garcia

TKO 5/10 · Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale, 🇬🇧

Owen 20-1-1 · Garcia —

1979-10-04 ›
✓ one source

Neil McLaughlin 🇬🇧

PTS 10/10 · Albany Hotel, Glasgow, 🇬🇧

Owen 19-1-1 · McLaughlin —

1979-09-17 ›
✓ one source

Dave Smith

Retained British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles

TKO 12/15 · Double Diamond Club, Caerphilly, 🇬🇧

Owen 18-1-1 · Smith —

1979-06-13 ›
✓ one source

Guy Caudron

PTS 10/10 · Sports Centre, Pontypool, 🇬🇧

Owen 17-1-1 · Caudron —

1979-05-10 ›
✓ one source

Lee Graham

PTS 8/8 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧

Owen 16-1-1 · Graham —

1979-04-19 ›
✓ one source

Juan Francisco Rodríguez 🇪🇸

For European bantamweight title

MD 15/15 · Plaza de Toros, Almería, 🇪🇸

Owen 16-0-1 · Rodríguez —

1979-03-03 ›
✓ one source

Paul Ferreri 🇮🇹

Won vacant Commonwealth bantamweight title

PTS 15/15 · Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale, 🇬🇧

Owen 15-0-1 · Ferreri —

1978-11-02 ›
✓ one source

Wally Angliss

TKO 3/10 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧

Owen 14-0-1 · Angliss —

1978-09-25 ›
✓ one source

Davy Larmour 🇬🇧

TKO 7/10 · Double Diamond Club, Caerphilly, 🇬🇧

Owen 13-0-1 · Larmour —

1978-06-29 ›
✓ one source

Dave Smith

PTS 8/8 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧

Owen 12-0-1 · Smith —

1978-06-12 ›
✓ one source

Wayne Evans

Retained British bantamweight title

TKO 10/15 · Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale, 🇬🇧

Owen 11-0-1 · Evans —

1978-04-06 ›
✓ one source

Antonio Medina

PTS 8/8 · Country Club, Marton, 🇬🇧

Owen 10-0-1 · Medina —

1978-02-27 ›
✓ one source

Alan Oag

TKO 8/10 · Afan Lido, Port Talbot, 🇬🇧

Owen 9-0-1 · Oag —

1978-01-23 ›
✓ one source

Paddy Maguire 🇬🇧

Won British bantamweight title

TKO 11/15 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧

Owen 8-0-1 · Maguire —

1977-11-29 ›
✓ one source

George Sutton 🇬🇧

PTS 8/8 · Midland Sporting Club, Solihull, 🇬🇧

Owen 7-0-1 · Sutton —

1977-09-21 ›
✓ one source

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Terry Hanna

TKO 4/8 · Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale, 🇬🇧

Owen 6-0-1 · Hanna —

1977-06-16 ›
✓ one source

John Kellie

TKO 6/10 · Albany Hotel, Glasgow, 🇬🇧

Owen 5-0-1 · Kellie —

1977-04-25 ›
✓ one source

George Sutton 🇬🇧

Won vacant Welsh Area bantamweight title

PTS 10/10 · Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale, 🇬🇧

Owen 4-0-1 · Sutton —

1977-03-29 ›
✓ one source

Neil McLaughlin 🇬🇧

PTS 8/8 · Sports Centre, Merthyr Tydfil, 🇬🇧

Owen 3-0-1 · McLaughlin —

1977-02-15 ›
✓ one source

Neil McLaughlin 🇬🇧

PTS 8/8 · Gala Baths, West Bromwich, 🇬🇧

Owen 2-0-1 · McLaughlin —

1977-01-28 ›
✓ one source

Ian Murray

TKO 7/8 · Rhondda Leisure Centre, Ystrad, 🇬🇧

Owen 1-0-1 · Murray —

1976-11-23 ›
✓ one source

Neil McLaughlin 🇬🇧

PTS 8/8 · Sports Complex, Templemore, 🇬🇧

Owen 1-0-0 · McLaughlin —

1976-11-09 ›
✓ one source

George Sutton 🇬🇧

PTS 8/8 · Sports Centre, Pontypool, 🇬🇧

Owen 0-0-0 · Sutton —

1976-09-30 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

What is Johnny Owen's record?: Johnny Owen's professional record is 25-2-1 with 11 knockouts.
Who did Johnny Owen fight last?: Johnny Owen last fought Lupe Pintor on Sep 19, 1980 and lost by KO in round 12 of 15.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 11065 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11065. 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.

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