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Johnny Greaves

41 KOs

9612 KOs

0Draws

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

Career

division

Light Welterweight

status

inactive

bouts

100

rounds

440

KO %

25%

KO wins

1

KO losses

12

career

2007–2013

debut

2007-06-09

last fight

2013-09-29

Profile

sex

M

stance

southpaw

height

5′ 9″ / 175cm

nationality

United Kingdom

origin

Forest Gate London United Kingdom

city / state / zip

East Ham, London

dob

1979-03-04

age

47

Latest news

"Turn up, fight, lose, get paid, happy days." Johnny Greaves

2014-10-07 · BBC Sport

Meet the men who fight when nobody is watching; men who fight in nightclubs, social centres and town halls; men who fight when the headline acts are still asleep in their hotel rooms; men who teach the kids the ropes, make boxing work and losing look…

Johnny Greaves shows boxing's warmer side - Edge of the box

2013-10-21 · Daily Mail

If there's one sport that is perfectly aware that one of its most important ingredients is sheer drama, then it is boxing. On the surface, it may simply be two men stripped down to their shiny shorts, face to fist in a roped arena to decide who is the…

Bunce on Boxing: Journeyman Johnny Greaves bows out with a win ? after ...

2013-09-30 · The Independent

The end came in front of a crowd familiar with Greaves and other fighters like him and he retires as the King of the Journeymen, a breed of prizefighter that is essential in the boxing business. Greaves fought the unbeaten prospects, the winning…

Rusty Rees targets British title

2009-08-22 · BBC.com

Former world champion Gavin Rees sets his sights on the British lightweight title after his comeback win over late stand-in Johnny Greaves.…

Packed weekend has entertaining Bolton finish

2009-03-31 · BritishBoxing.net

Best prospect on the card was Dewsbury's Gary Sykes who moved to 11-0 (4KO's) with a beautiful exhibition of boxing against East Ham's Johnny Greaves in the show opener. Sykes, who is scheduled to meet Manchester prospect Anthony Crolla in May, boxed…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

2 42 2

W-PTS

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3

Referee: Richard James Davies (37-39)

0 0 0

L-PTS

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3

Referee: Jeff Hinds (40-36)

7 3 1

L-PTS

Pyramids Centre, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3

Referee: Jeff Hinds (40-35)

5 0 0

L-TKO

St Kevin's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

4 of 6x3 · 1:08

Referee: Kenny Pringle

13 1 2

L-PTS

Camden Centre, Kings Cross, London, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 146 lbs

Referee: Robert Williams (36-40)

1 0 0

L-PTS

Magna Centre, Rotherham, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 145 / 137 lbs

Referee: Mark Lyson (40-35)

1 0 0

L-TKO

Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom

1 of 4x3 · 144 / 142 lbs · 1:46

Referee: Steve Gray

1 0 0

L-PTS

Rivals Gym, Roberts Street, Wishaw, Scotland, United Kingdom

6 of 6x2 · 145 / 150 lbs

Referee: Kenny Pringle (54-60)

Anthony Basford

0 0 0

L-PTS

Sir Stanley Matthews Sports Centre, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United

4 of 4x3 · 144 / 144 lbs

Judges: Shaun Messer 36-40

Referee: Kevin Parker

0 0 0

L-PTS

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 143 / 144 lbs

Referee: Robert Williams (40-36)

3 0 0

L-PTS

O2 Academy, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 145 / 141 lbs

Referee: Graeme Williams (36-40)

1 0 0

L-PTS

Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x2 · 144 / 146 lbs

Referee: Phil Edwards (40-35)

2 0 0

L-PTS

Olympia, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 146 / 139 lbs

Referee: Mark Lyson (40-36)

2 2 0

L-PTS

Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 145 / 143 lbs

Referee: Howard John Foster (40-36)

2 0 0

L-PTS

Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 145 / 138 lbs

Referee: Howard John Foster (40-36)

3 0 0

L-PTS

KC Stadium, Kingston Suite, Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x2 · 146 / 140 lbs

Referee: Michael Alexander (40-36)

7 1 0

L-PTS

Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

4 of 4 · 147 / 149 lbs

Referee: Andrew Wright (40-36)

2 0 0

L-PTS

Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 144 / 142 lbs

Referee: Howard John Foster (40-36)

1 0 0

L-PTS

Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 143 / 140 lbs

Referee: Mark Lyson (40-36)

3 0 0

L-PTS

Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

6 of 6x2 · 146 / 143 lbs

Referee: Michael Alexander (60-56)

4 1 0

L-PTS

Olympia, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 145 / 145 lbs

Referee: John Latham (40-35)

0 0 0

L-PTS

KC Sports Arena, Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

6 of 6x2 · 145 / 146 lbs

Referee: Howard John Foster (60-55)

2 0 0

L-PTS

Emerald Roadhouse, Finaghy Road North, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3

Shayne Singleton

10 0 0

L-PTS

Municipal Hall, Colne, Lancashire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 148 / 147 lbs

Referee: Steve Gray (40-36)

1 0 0

L-PTS

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 144 / 146 lbs

Referee: Robert Williams (40-36)

2 0 0

L-PTS

Magna Centre, Rotherham, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 144 / 140 lbs

Referee: Michael Alexander (36-40)

0 0 0

L-PTS

Gorbals Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

6 of 6x2 · 145 / 141 lbs

1 0 0

L-PTS

Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 144 / 143 lbs

Referee: John Latham (40-36)

0 3 0

L-PTS

Liquid & Envy Nightclub, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 145 / 152 lbs

Referee: Robert Williams (39-38)

16 21 0

L-PTS

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 145 / 148 lbs

Referee: Robert Williams (40-37)

Youssef Al Hamidi

8 35 2

L-PTS

Irish Centre, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

6 of 6 · 143 / 139 lbs

Referee: John Latham (58-57)

7 1 0

L-PTS

Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 149 / 145 lbs

Referee: Victor Loughlin (36-40)

8 0 0

L-PTS

Beachcomber Club, Humberston, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 144 / 141 lbs

Referee: Shaun Messer (60-55)

0 1 0

L-PTS

Britannia Hotel, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x2 · 147 / 138 lbs

Referee: Robert Chalmers (40-36)

1 0 0

L-PTS

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

4 of 4x2 · 147 / 137 lbs

Referee: Jeff Hinds (37-40)

Francis Luke Robinson

1 0 0

L-PTS

O2 Arena (Millenium Dome), Greenwich, London, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 146 / 142 lbs

Referee: Richard James Davies (40-36)

1 0 0

L-TKO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 144 / 147 lbs · 0:43

Referee: Jeff Hinds

8 0 0

L-PTS

Savoy Hotel, The Strand, London, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 139 / 143 lbs

Referee: Ken Curtis (40-36)

2 0 0

L-PTS

Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 142 / 142 lbs

Referee: Michael Alexander (37-39)

4 0 0

L-PTS

Oceana Nightclub, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 143 / 140 lbs

Referee: Jeff Hinds (40-37)

9 0 0

L-PTS

M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

4 of 4

Referee: Steve Gray (40-36)

0 0 1

L-PTS

KC Sports Arena, Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x2 · 144 / 144 lbs

Referee: Howard John Foster (37-39)

0 0 0

L-PTS

Northampton Cricket Ground, Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 146 / 143 lbs

Referee: Robert Williams (36-40)

0 0 0

W-PTS

Fleming Park Leisure Centre, Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 145 / 139 lbs

Referee: Mark Green (38-39)

0 0 0

L-PTS

Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 147 / 143 lbs

Referee: Howard John Foster (40-36)

6 0 0

L-PTS

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 144 / 144 lbs

Referee: Victor Loughlin (40-36)

2 1 0

L-PTS

City West Hotel, Dublin, Ireland

4 of 4 · 147 / 143 lbs

3 0 0

L-TKO

Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

1 of 4x3 · 145 / 140 lbs · 1:57

Referee: Michael Alexander

12 0 0

L-TKO

Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

5 of 6x3 · 146 / 142 lbs · 0:30

Referee: Steve Gray

George Michael Carman

1 0 0

L-PTS

Upton Park, West Ham, London, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 147 / 147 lbs

Referee: Marcus McDonnell (40-36)