Welterweight · United Kingdom
John H. Stracey 45-5-1 37 KO · 1969–1978
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
John H. Stracey was a welterweight boxer from United Kingdom, born Sep 22, 1950. Record 45-5-1 with 37 knockouts over 1969–1978. World titles: WBC welterweight (1975–1976). John H. Stracey last fought Georges Warusfel on May 23, 1978 and won by TKO in round 9 of 10.
Also: Джон Х. Стрэйси · جون ستراسى · جون ستراسي +3 more ジョン・H・ストレーシー · John Henry Stracey · ジョン・ストレーシー
Born Sep 22, 1950
Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Stance Orthodox
Reach 178 cm
Debut Sep 17, 1969
Career 1969–1978
Rounds boxed 285
KO share 82%
Born in Barking, England
Titles WBC welterweight · 1975–1976
Boxerbook rating 1857 ± 276 · inactive since May 1978Why here › Confirmed bouts 4 of 51
Career record Record
45-5-1, 37 KOs · 1969–1978
Last result W
Georges Warusfel
TKO 9/10 · Michael Sobell Sports Centre, London, 🇬🇧
The record 51 bouts, 1969–1978, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
W
Georges Warusfel
TKO 9/10 · Michael Sobell Sports Centre, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 44-5-1 · Warusfel —
L
TKO 10/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 44-4-1 · Green 23-0-0
L
For WBC and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 12/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 44-3-1 · Palomino 19-1-4
W
Retained WBC and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 10/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 43-3-1 · Lewis 54-6-3
W
Won WBC and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 6/15 · Monumental Plaza de Toros, México, 🇲🇽
Stracey 42-3-1 · Nápoles 81-6-0
W
Keith Averette
DQ 8/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 41-3-1 · Averette —
W
Ruben Vazquez Zamora
TKO 8/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 40-3-1 · Zamora —
W
Retained European welterweight title RTD 6/15 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 39-3-1 · Hebeisen —
W
TKO 7/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 38-3-1 · Lopez —
W
Tony Garcia
TKO 3/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 37-3-1 · Garcia —
W
Won European welterweight title TKO 8/15 · Stade Roland Garros, Paris, 🇫🇷
Stracey 36-3-1 · Menetrey —
W
Vernon Mason
KO 4/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 35-3-1 · Mason —
W
Jack Tillman
TKO 4/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 34-3-1 · Tillman —
L
Cuby Jackson
TKO 3/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 34-2-1 · Jackson —
W
Marc Gervais
TKO 4/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 33-2-1 · Gervais —
W
Urban Baptiste
TKO 4/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 32-2-1 · Baptiste —
W
Jose Papo Melendez
TKO 3/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 31-2-1 · Melendez —
W
Won British welterweight title KO 4/15 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 30-2-1 · Arthur —
W
Pat Murphy
TKO 5/10 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 29-2-1 · Murphy —
W
Jose Peterson
PTS 8/8 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 28-2-1 · Peterson —
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Danny McAloon
UD 10/10 · Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Stracey 27-2-1 · McAloon —
W
Otha Tyson
KO 3/10 · Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Stracey 26-2-1 · Tyson —
W
David Melendez
TKO 7/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 25-2-1 · Melendez —
L
For vacant British welterweight title DQ 7/15 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 25-1-1 · Arthur —
W
Les Pearson
TKO 2/12 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 24-1-1 · Pearson —
W
Joe Yekinni
TKO 2/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 23-1-1 · Yekinni —
W
Antonio Torres
TKO 6/8 · Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Stracey 22-1-1 · Torres —
L
Marshall Butler
PTS 8/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 22-0-1 · Butler —
W
Ricky Porter
PTS 8/8 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 21-0-1 · Porter —
W
TKO 2/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 20-0-1 · Rea —
W
Bernie Terrell
TKO 2/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 19-0-1 · Terrell —
W
KO 4/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 18-0-1 · Mariolle —
W
Guy Vercoutter
TKO 7/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 17-0-1 · Vercoutter —
W
Dave Wyatt
TKO 3/8 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 16-0-1 · Wyatt —
D
Frankie Lewis
PTS 8/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 16-0-0 · Lewis —
W
Bouzid Ait Elmenceur
PTS 8/8 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 15-0-0 · Elmenceur —
W
Dante Pelaez
PTS 8/8 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 14-0-0 · Pelaez —
W
KO 6/8 · Shoreditch Town Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 13-0-0 · Mariolle —
W
Teddy Cooper
DQ 5/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 12-0-0 · Cooper —
W
Ferdinand Ahumibe
TKO 4/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 11-0-0 · Ahumibe —
W
Willie Rea
TKO 3/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 10-0-0 · Rea —
W
Billy Seasman
RTD 5/8 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 9-0-0 · Seasman —
W
David Pesenti
PTS 9/9 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 8-0-0 · Pesenti —
W
RTD 6/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 7-0-0 · Piitulainen —
W
Bernard Martin
RTD 3/8 · Shoreditch Town Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 6-0-0 · Martin —
W
Tei Dovi
TKO 3/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 5-0-0 · Dovi —
W
Tommy Carson
TKO 7/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 4-0-0 · Carson —
W
Bryn Lewis
TKO 6/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 3-0-0 · Lewis —
W
Ray Opuku
TKO 3/6 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 2-0-0 · Opuku —
W
Ronnie Clifford
TKO 2/8 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 1-0-0 · Clifford —
W
Santos Martins
KO 2/6 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Stracey 0-0-0 · Martins —
Amateur career 2 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 H. Stracey's record? John H. Stracey's professional record is 45-5-1 with 37 knockouts.
Who did John H. Stracey fight last? John H. Stracey last fought Georges Warusfel on May 23, 1978 and won by TKO in round 9 of 10.
Which world titles has John H. Stracey held? John H. Stracey has held 1 world title reign: WBC welterweight (1975–1976). Sources Boxerbook ID 10534 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10534 . 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.
