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Johnny Owen

2411 KOs

10 KOs

1Draws

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

Career

division

Bantamweight

status

inactive

bouts

26

rounds

224

KO %

45.8%

KO wins

11

KO losses

0

career

1976–1980

debut

1976-09-30

last fight

1980-06-28

Profile

alias

Merthyr Matchstick

manager

trainer

sex

M

height

5′ 8″ / 173cm

nationality

United Kingdom

origin

Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

city / state / zip

Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

dob

1956-01-07

age

70

death

1980-11-04

Latest news

The late Hugh McIlvanney reads his famous piece on Welsh boxer Johnny Owen

2019-01-28 · BBC Sport

Remembering a True Boxing Champion: Johnny Owen

2012-11-05 · Doghouse Boxing

Born January 7, 1956, Welsh boxer Johnny Owen started boxing at age eight after his father introduced him to the sport. After a 200-bout amateur career, he turned pro in the fall of 1976. The Merthyr, Tydfil Wales boxer fought with toughness and…

Lupe Pintor boxing gloves go under hammer

2011-07-09 · WalesOnline

BOXING gloves donated by former Mexican World Champion Lupe Pintor to the family of the Welsh fight legend who died after the pair met in a brutal title bout are to go up for auction. When Merthyr Tydfil-born Johnny Owen…

Boxing fans in Wales mourn 30th anniversary of Johnny Owen's death

2010-11-03 · Telegraph.co.uk

His death at the age of just 24 sparked a furious debate about whether boxing had a place in civilised society. In the bear pit of LA's Olympic Auditorium,…

Pain of Owen's death 'still real'

2010-09-17 · BBC.com

Trainer Dai Gardiner says he still carries the pain of Johnny Owen's death, 30 years after the Lupe Pintor fight.…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

18 0 0

W-PTS

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Bantamweight Title

15 of 15x3 · 117 / 118 lbs

12 3 2

W-UD

Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale, Wales, United Kingdom

EBU (European) bantamweight title

12 of 12x3 · 117 / 117 lbs

29 23 6

W-RTD

National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

5 of 8x3 · 120 / 120 lbs

Referee: Sid Nathan

19 12 0

W-PTS

Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale, Wales, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3

0 1 0

W-TKO

Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale, Wales, United Kingdom

5

Neil McLaughlin

5 10 2

W-PTS

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3

10 3 1

W-TKO

Double Diamond Club, Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Bantamweight Title

12 of 15x3 · 118 / 117 lbs

29 9 2

W-PTS

Pontypool, Wales, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3

5 14 5

W-PTS

Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

9 2 1

L-MD

The Bull Ring, Almeria, AndalucÃƒÂa, Spain

EBU (European) bantamweight title

15 of 15

8 10 2

W-TKO

Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

3

2 2 0

W-TKO

Double Diamond Club, Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom

7 · 118 / 118 lbs

9 2 1

W-PTS

Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

11 0 0

W-TKO

Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale, Wales, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Bantamweight Title

10 of 15x3

0 2 0

W-PTS

Country Club, Marton, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

4 10 0

W-TKO

Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 121 / 125 lbs

25 4 0

W-TKO

National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Bantamweight Title

11 of 15x3

6 4 0

W-PTS

Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

0 0 0

W-TKO

Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale, Wales, United Kingdom

4

18 10 2

W-TKO

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

6 of 10x3

6 3 0

W-PTS

Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale, Wales, United Kingdom

vacant BBBofC Welsh Area bantamweight title

10 of 10x3

Neil McLaughlin

1 3 1

W-PTS

Sports Centre, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

Neil McLaughlin

1 2 1

W-PTS

West Bromwich, West Midlands, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

6 3 0

W-TKO

Rhondda, Wales, United Kingdom

7

Neil McLaughlin

1 2 0

D-PTS

Templemore Sports Complex, Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

8 of 8x2 · 112 lbs

5 1 0

W-PTS

Pontypool, Wales, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3