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John Keeton

2818 KOs
1713 KOs
0Draws
Last six: W-L-L-W-W-L
Career
division
Cruiserweight
status
inactive
bouts
45
rounds
178
KO %
64.3%
KO wins
18
KO losses
13
career
1993–2009
debut
1993-08-11
last fight
2009-05-19
Profile
alias
Buster
manager
Dominic Ingle
trainer
Brendan Ingle
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
6′ 0″ / 183cm
nationality
United Kingdom
origin
Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK
city / state / zip
Sheffield, Yorkshire
dob
1972-05-19
age
54

Latest news

Keeton crowned as British champ
2006-10-22 · SuperBoxing
John 'Buster" Keeton won the vacant British cruiserweight title when he stopped Lee Swaby in the seventh round at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield on Friday night.…
Hobson defends titles after scare
2006-06-01 · BBC.com
Mark Hobson survives a knockdown to defend his British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles against John Keeton.…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
May 19
Ovill McKenzie
14 9 0
L-UD
Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
3 of 3 · 201 / 188 lbs
Judges: Richard James Davies 29-28 | Phil Edwards 29-28 | Marcus McDonnell 30-27
Referee: Howard John Foster
Event →
May 19
Dean Francis
30 3 1
W-KO
Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
1 of 3x3 · 201 / 194 lbs · 2:35
Judges: Richard James Davies | Howard John Foster | Marcus McDonnell
Referee: Phil Edwards
Event →
May 19
Bruce Scott
27 9 0
W-UD
Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
3 of 3x3 · 201 / 198 lbs
Judges: Phil Edwards 28-29 | Howard John Foster 28-29 | Marcus McDonnell 27-28
Referee: Richard James Davies
Event →
Sep 29
Mark Hobson
26 5 1
L-TKO
Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
BBBofC British Cruiserweight Title
4 of 12x3 · 199 / 200 lbs · 1:00
Judges: Howard John Foster | Dave Parris | Victor Loughlin
Referee: Phil Edwards
Event →
Mar 19
Troy Ross
14 1 0
L-KO
Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2 of 12 · 200 / 193 lbs · 2:08
Judges: Richard DeCarufel | Benoit Roussel
Referee: Michael Griffin
Event →
Oct 20
Lee Swaby
22 15 2
W-TKO
Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Vacant BBBofC British Cruiserweight Title
7 of 12x3 · 200 / 200 lbs · 2:29
Referee: Mickey Vann
Event →
Jun 1
Mark Hobson
24 4 1
L-TKO
Metrodome, Barnsley, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
BBBofC British Cruiserweight Title
4 of 12x3 · 200 / 200 lbs · 2:50
Referee: Dave Parris
Event →
Sep 10
Don Diego Poeder
23 2 0
L-KO
Topsportcentrum, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Vacant Dutch Cruiserweight Title
1 of 10 · 1:00
Judges: Karel Klijnoot | Mufadel Elghazaoui | Robert Verwijs
Referee: Hennie De Rijk
Event →
Jun 11
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
31 1 0
L-TKO
Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland
WBC Youth World cruiserweight title
4 of 10 · 203 / 198 lbs
Judges: Grzegorz Molenda | Piotr Kozlowski | Wlodzimierz Gulc
Referee: Wlodzimierz Kromka
Event →
May 14
Paul Bonson
19 76 6
W-PTS
Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
4 of 4x3 · 207 / 196 lbs
Referee: Kenny Pringle (37-40)
Event →
Apr 16
Paul Bonson
19 70 6
W-PTS
Penningtons Nightclub, Bradford, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
4 of 4x3 · 198 / 201 lbs
Referee: Howard John Foster (36-40)
Event →
Mar 19
Butch Lesley
14 7 0
W-PTS
Montem Leisure Centre, Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom
vacant World Boxing Federation cruiserweight title
12 of 12x3
Event →
Jul 21
Radcliffe Green
2 1 0
W-PTS
Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
4 of 4x3 · 196 / 187 lbs
Referee: Howard John Foster (37-39)
Event →
Dec 16
Bruce Scott
22 6 0
L-KO
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Vacant BBBofC British Cruiserweight Title
6 of 12x3 · 189 / 188 lbs
Event →
Feb 29
Tony Booth
33 50 7
W-TKO
Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom
2 · 189 / 197 lbs
Event →
May 15
William Barima
2 0 0
W-TKO
Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
3 · 200 lbs
Event →
Jan 23
Garry Delaney
24 2 1
W-SD
Grundy Park Leisure Centre, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
12 of 12x3 · 189 / 188 lbs
Judges: Richard James Davies 115-114 | John Keane 114-115 | Dave Parris 113-116
Referee: Roy Francis
Event →
Jul 18
Kelly Oliver
14 0 0
W-TKO
Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
2 · 196 / 199 lbs
Event →
May 16
Jacob Mofokeng
16 5 1
L-TKO
Carousel Casino, Temba, North-West, South Africa
4 of 10 · 194 / 193 lbs
Event →
Oct 11
Kelly Oliver
10 0 0
L-TKO
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
8 of 12x3 · 189 / 189 lbs
Event →
Apr 12
Nigel Rafferty
20 44 8
W-TKO
Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 196 / 194 lbs · 0:48
Referee: Roy Snipe
Event →
Dec 14
Nigel Rafferty
20 41 7
W-TKO
Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
3 of 8x3 · 195 / 183 lbs
Event →
Sep 14
John Pierre
3 15 3
W-PTS
Concorde Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
4 of 4x3 · 195 / 196 lbs
Event →
May 11
Terry Dunstan
12 0 0
L-TKO
York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
BBBofC British Cruiserweight Title
1 of 12x3 · 189 / 188 lbs
Event →
Jan 30
Cesar Kazadi
11 3 2
W-TKO
Lille, Nord, France
3 · 189 / 187 lbs
Event →
Nov 11
Denzil Browne
17 4 1
W-TKO
North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
4 of 8x3 · 185 / 191 lbs
Event →
Nov 3
Monty Wright
12 1 0
W-TKO
Dudley, West Midlands, United Kingdom
4 · 182 / 179 lbs
Event →
Oct 27
Nicky Wadman
3 9 0
W-TKO
Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom
1 · 184 lbs
Event →
Sep 15
Steve Osborne
10 39 1
W-TKO
Leisure Centre, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
4 of 6x3 · 190 / 189 lbs
Event →
Jul 7
Nicky Piper
21 4 2
L-RTD
National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
2 of 8x3 · 182 / 181 lbs · 3:00
Event →
Mar 6
Simon McDougall
13 27 0
W-TKO
Marriott Hotel, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
5 · 185 / 184 lbs
Event →
Feb 11
Ruediger May
4 0 0
L-UD
Festhalle, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
6 of 6 · 178 / 183 lbs
Referee: Axel Zielke
Event →
Dec 9
Bruce Scott
12 1 0
L-KO
York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
2 of 8x3 · 182 / 179 lbs
Event →
Oct 26
Lee Archer
12 5 1
W-PTS
Stoke, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 178 / 176 lbs
Event →
Sep 24
Dirk Wallyn
9 0 1
L-KO
Middelkerke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
3 of 6 · 190 / 190 lbs
Event →
Sep 6
Mark Walker
6 5 3
W-TKO
Stoke, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
5 · 188 lbs
Event →
Jun 2
Devon Rhooms
1 2 0
W-TKO
Tooting, London, United Kingdom
2 · 189 lbs
Event →
May 11
John Rice
0 3 0
W-TKO
Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
5 · 173 / 171 lbs
Event →
Apr 9
Eddie Knight
1 3 0
W-TD
Leisure Centre, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
5 · 172 / 177 lbs
Event →
Feb 17
Dermot Gascoyne
4 0 0
L-TKO
Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom
1 · 184 lbs
Event →
Jan 19
Dennis Bailey
7 6 2
W-TD
Stoke, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
2 · 180 / 189 lbs
Event →
Dec 1
Julius Francis
4 0 0
L-PTS
York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
4 of 4x3 · 189 / 220 lbs
Event →
Oct 27
Darren McKenna
8 19 1
W-TKO
Stoke, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
3 · 176 lbs
Event →
Sep 15
Val Golding
6 4 0
L-PTS
Stour Centre, Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 174 lbs
Event →
Aug 11
Tony Colclough
3 8 2
W-TKO
Leisure Centre, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
1 · 174 lbs
Event →