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Bunny Johnson

5232 KOs

178 KOs

1Draws

Last six: W-L-W-L-W-L

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

70

rounds

466

KO %

61.5%

KO wins

32

KO losses

8

career

1968–1981

debut

1968-02-08

last fight

1981-09-18

Profile

sex

M

nationality

Jamaica

origin

Jamaica

dob

1947-05-10

age

79

Latest news

Boxing champ Bunny Johnson - the adopted Brummie who blazed a trail for ...

2015-05-17 · Birmingham Mail

The cost of professional boxing is measured in scar tissue. The stories of ring wars become more slurred with each year away from the bleeding business. In a world of broken promises and broken men, Bunny Johnson, Britain's first black heavyweight …

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

27 5 1

L-TKO

Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

6 of 10 · 185 / 189 lbs

Referee: Alan Moore

3 5 0

W-KO

Central Coast Rugby League Club, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

6 of 10 · 186 / 196 lbs

10 0 0

L-TKO

Gold Coast Turf Club, Bundall, Queensland, Australia

10 of 10 · 2:43

5 2 1

W-TKO

Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

7 of 10 · 181 / 182 lbs

0 0 0

L-PTS

Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark

6 of 6

10 2 1

W-PTS

Adulte Ballroom, Burslem, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

BBBofC British light heavyweight title

15 of 15x3 · 174 / 173 lbs

Referee: James Brimmell (147-146)

Sylvain Watbled

19 1 0

L-PTS

Paris, Paris, France

10 of 10

17 0 0

L-PTS

Conference Centre, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3

14 0 1

L-TKO

Rahway State Prison, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, USA

7 of 10

Referee: Tony Perez

15 4 0

W-KO

St.Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

BBBofC British light heavyweight title

4 of 15x3

Mustafa Wassaja

13 0 0

L-PTS

Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark

6 of 6

6 1 1

W-PTS

Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 175 lbs

Sylvain Watbled

11 0 0

W-KO

Paris, Paris, France

6 of 10

11 3 1

L-TKO

Michael Sobell Sports Centre, Islington, London, United Kingdom

3 of 10x3

Aldo Traversaro

39 2 4

L-TKO

Palazzo Dello Sport, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

light heavyweight title

11 of 15

8 5 3

W-KO

Town Hall, Dudley, West Midlands, United Kingdom

1 of 8x3 · 2:44

Referee: John Coyle

11 4 0

W-TKO

Civic Hall (South Staffs Sporting Club), Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

BBBofC British light heavyweight title

9 of 15x3 · 2:20

Referee: Frank Parkes

15 5 1

W-KO

Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

BBBofC British light heavyweight title

1 of 15x3 · 1:43

Referee: Roland Dakin

11 2 0

W-TKO

Gala Baths, West Bromwich, West Midlands, United Kingdom

James Brimmell British light-heavyweight title

10 of 10x3 · 0:35

Referee: James Brimmell

10 4 1

W-KO

World Sporting Club, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

7 of 8x3

Referee: Sid Nathan

29 0 0

L-TKO

Olympiahalle, Munich, Bayern, Germany

8 of 10 · 185 / 210 lbs

16 8 3

D-PTS

Lakeside Club, Frimley Green, Surrey, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3

Referee: Roland Dakin (99-99)

Fonomanu Young Sekona

18 0 0

W-KO

Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand

2 of 10 · 185 / 199 lbs · 1:06

Referee: Bevan Weir

29 9 0

L-PTS

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Heavyweight Title

15 of 15x3

Referee: Roland Dakin 145½-149

32 12 3

W-PTS

Jordal Amfi, Oslo, Norway

8 of 8

11 4 0

W-TKO

Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

3 of 10x3 · 188 / 210 lbs · 2:52

Referee: Benny Caplan

22 13 1

W-TKO

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 187 / 188 lbs · 2:45

Referee: Mark Hart

21 5 0

W-PTS

King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 189 / 191 lbs

Referee: Wally Thom (100-96)

Danny McAlinden

21 3 2

W-KO

Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Heavyweight Title

9 of 15x3 · 1:25

Referee: Roland Dakin

4 4 0

W-KO

Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

3 of 10x3 · 188 / 184 lbs

13 12 2

W-TKO

World Sporting Club, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

4 of 10x3

25 5 0

W-KO

King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

10 of 12x3

14 3 0

W-TKO

Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

5 of 10x3 · 185 / 218 lbs

15 1 0

W-PTS

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 186 / 192 lbs

Referee: Harry Gibbs 49¾-48¼

10 22 1

W-TKO

County Hotel (Bedfordshire Sporting Club), Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

6 of 8x3 · 184 / 182 lbs

12 4 0

W-PTS

Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 185 / 198 lbs

8 19 1

W-PTS

North Staffs Sporting Club, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 182 / 180 lbs

21 7 3

W-PTS

Villa Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 187 / 200 lbs

10 10 2

W-PTS

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

43 8 0

W-TKO

Double Diamond Club, Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom

3 of 10x3 · 186 / 184 lbs

19 10 1

W-PTS

Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 188 / 193 lbs

Peter Boddington

17 2 0

W-TKO

Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

4 of 8x3

9 6 2

W-TKO

North Staffs Sporting Club, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

7 of 8x3

15 12 3

L-PTS

Midland Sporting Club, Civic Hall, Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

12 4 0

L-PTS

Civic Hall (South Staffs Sporting Club), Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

33 7 3

W-PTS

Civic Hall (South Staffs Sporting Club), Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 184 / 187 lbs

7 1 0

W-PTS

Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

14 11 3

W-PTS

Afan Lido Sports Centre, Aberavon, Wales, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3

Referee: Joe Morgan 49¾-48½

17 8 0

W-KO

Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom

4 of 10x3

7 2 0

W-KO

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

3 of 8x3 · 181 / 179 lbs