Brian London
Heavyweight · United Kingdom

Brian London

Photo: PA, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Brian London was a heavyweight boxer from United Kingdom, born Jun 19, 1934. Brian London last fought Joe Bugner on May 12, 1970 and lost by TKO in round 5.

Also: براين لندن · Brian Sidney Harper
BornJun 19, 1934
DiedJun 23, 2021
Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
StanceOrthodox
Height183 cm
NicknameThe Blackpool Rock · The British Bulldog
DebutMay 1, 1956
Career1956–1970
Rounds boxed122
Born inWest Hartlepool, County Durham, England
Boxerbook rating1393 ± 307 · inactive since May 1970Why here ›
Confirmed bouts0 of 15

Career record

Record
No record compiled yet

Last result

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Joe Bugner 🇦🇺
TKO 5 · Wembley, London
1970-05-12 ›
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The record

Known bouts: 15, 1956–1970

Record not yet compiled — only bouts reported from opponents' records are shown

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 15, Wikipedia (ja) · 1

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Joe Bugner 🇦🇺
TKO 5 · Wembley, London
London — · Bugner 25-1-0
1970-05-12 ›
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Jerry Quarry 🇺🇸
KO 2/10 · Oakland Arena, Oakland, 🇺🇸
London — · Quarry 32-3-4
1969-09-03 ›
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Jack Bodell 🇬🇧
BBBofC Heavyweight Title Eliminator
TKO 9/12 · Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside
London — · Bodell 45-9-0
1968-06-10 ›
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Jerry Quarry 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
London — · Quarry 21-1-3
1967-03-09 ›
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Muhammad Ali 🇺🇸
For WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
KO 3/15 · Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, 🇬🇧
London — · Ali 24-0-0
1966-08-06 ›
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Thad Spencer 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue, Manchester
London — · Spencer 28-4-0
1966-05-02 ›
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Henry Cooper 🇬🇧
For British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles
PTS 15/15 · King's Hall, Manchester, 🇬🇧
London — · Cooper 27-9-1
1964-02-24 ›
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Ingemar Johansson 🇸🇪
PTS 12/12 · Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, 🇸🇪
London — · Johansson 25-2-0
1963-04-21 ›
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W
Pete Rademacher 🇺🇸
KO 7/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
London — · Rademacher 6-2-1
1960-04-26 ›
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Nino Valdez 🇨🇺
RTD 7/10 · Empire Pool, Wembley, 🇬🇧
London — · Valdez 47-18-3
1959-12-01 ›
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Floyd Patterson 🇺🇸
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
KO 11/15 · Fairgrounds Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana, 🇺🇸
London — · Patterson 34-1-0
1959-05-01 ›
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Henry Cooper 🇬🇧
For British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles
PTS 15/15 · Earls Court Arena, London, 🇬🇧
London — · Cooper 17-7-1
1959-01-12 ›
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W
Willie Pastrano 🇺🇸
TKO 5/10 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
London — · Pastrano 47-5-5
1958-09-30 ›
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Willie Pastrano 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
London — · Pastrano 43-5-5
1958-02-25 ›
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Henry Cooper 🇬🇧
TKO 1/10 · Empress Hall, Earl's Court, London, 🇬🇧
London — · Cooper 12-2-0
1956-05-01 ›
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Amateur career

🥇 Commonwealth Games 1954 heavyweight

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

Who did Brian London fight last?
Brian London last fought Joe Bugner on May 12, 1970 and lost by TKO in round 5.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 11030 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11030. 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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