Bunny Johnson

Bunny Johnson (born 10 May 1947 in Jamaica)[1] is a retired boxer who was British heavyweight Champion in 1975 beating Danny McAlinden by a knockout, becoming in the process Britain's first Black Heavyweight Boxing Champion. He also enjoyed success in the light-heavyweight division and won a Lonsdale belt outright.

He finished with a 55 wins - 17 losses - 1 draw record.

Professional boxing record

55 Wins (33 knockouts, 22 decisions), 17 Losses (8 knockouts, 9 decisions), 1 Draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 27-5-1 Australia Steve Aczel TKO 6 18 Sep 1981 Australia Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Win 3-5 Tonga Fatei Namoa KO 6 29 Jul 1981 Australia Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Loss 75-11-1 Australia Tony Mundine TKO 10 20 May 1981 Australia Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Referee stopped the bout at 2:43 of the tenth round.
Win 62-11-6 United States Mike Quarry TKO 7 8 Feb 1981 Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Loss -- Kenya John Odhiambho PTS 6 12 Jun 1980 Denmark Randers, Denmark
Win 10-2-1 United Kingdom Dennis Andries PTS 15 27 Feb 1980 England Burslem, Staffordshire, United Kingdom BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title. 147-146.
Loss 20-1 France Sylvain Watbled PTS 10 10 Dec 1979 France Paris, France
Loss 17-0 Zambia Lottie Mwale PTS 10 23 Oct 1979 England Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Loss 14-0-1 United States James Scott TKO 7 1 Jul 1979 New Jersey Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States
Win 15-4 Scotland Rab Affleck KO 4 13 May 1979 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland, United States BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss 13-0-1 Uganda Mustafa Wasajja PTS 6 15 Feb 1979 Denmark Randers, Denmark
Win 6-1-1 United Kingdom Dennis Andries PTS 10 22 Jan 1979 England Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 12-0 France Sylvain Watbled KO 6 14 Sep 1978 France Paris, France
Loss 8-3-1 United States David Conteh TKO 3 7 Feb 1978 England Islington, London, United Kingdom
Loss 42-2-4 Italy Aldo Traversaro TKO 11 26 Nov 1977 Italy Genoa, Liguria, Italy EBU Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 8-5-3 United Kingdom Terry Mintus KO 1 1 Jun 1977 England Dudley, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 11-4 United Kingdom Harry White TKO 9 17 May 1977 England Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 15-5-1 United Kingdom Tim Wood KO 1 8 Mar 1977 England Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 11-2 United Kingdom Phil Martin TKO 10 14 Dec 1976 England West Bromwich, West Midlands, United Kingdom BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
Win 11-4-1 United Kingdom Peter Brisland KO 7 27 Sep 1976 England Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Loss 35-0 United States Duane Bobick TKO 8 24 May 1976 Germany Munich, Bayern, Germany
Draw 17-9-4 United Kingdom Billy Aird PTS 10 21 Mar 1976 Surrey Frimley Green, Surrey, United Kingdom BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
Win 18-0 United Kingdom Fonomanu Young Sekona KO 2 1 Dec 1975 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand Sekona knocked out at 1:06 of the second round.
Loss 29-9 United Kingdom Richard Dunn PTS 15 30 Sep 1975 England Wembley, London, United Kingdom BBBofC British/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles.
Win 35-14-3 United States Ray Anderson PTS 8 19 Jun 1975 Norway Oslo, Norway
Win 15-4 United States Obie English TKO 3 12 May 1975 England Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Win 25-12-1 Puerto Rico Angel Oquendo TKO 10 11 Mar 1975 England Wembley, London, United Kingdom Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the tenth round.
Win 27-5 Puerto Rico Pedro Agosto PTS 10 19 Feb 1975 England Manchester, United Kingdom 100-96.
Win 24-4-2 United Kingdom Danny McAlinden KO 9 13 Jan 1975 England Mayfair, London, United Kingdom BBBofC British/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles.
Win 12-5 Jamaica Oliver Wright PTS 10 21 May 1974 England Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win 5-4 Tonga Koli Vailea KO 3 11 Mar 1974 England Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Win 16-16-2 United States Roy Wallace TKO 4 18 Feb 1974 England Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Win 25-5 United Kingdom Richard Dunn KO 10 11 Oct 1973 England Belle Vue, Manchester, United Kingdom BBBofC British Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
Win 14-3 United States Morris Jackson TKO 5 2 Jul 1973 England Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Win 15-1 United Kingdom Les Stevens PTS 10 5 Jun 1973 England Kensington, London, United Kingdom BBBofC Heavyweight Title Eliminator. 49-48.
Win 10-21-1 Saint Helena Guinea Roger TKO 6 30 Apr 1973 Bedfordshire Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Win 11-10-2 United States Roger Russell TKO 5 20 Nov 1972 England Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 12-4-1 United Kingdom Billy Aird PTS 8 23 Oct 1972 England Mayfair, London, United Kingdom 39.75-39.
Win 8-19-1 Nigeria Guinea Roger PTS 8 11 Oct 1972 England Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom 40-38.
Win 21-8-3 United Kingdom Roger Tighe PTS 8 27 Jun 1972 England Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom 40-38.5.
Win 10-10-2 United Kingdom Brian Jewett PTS 8 25 Apr 1972 England Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 44-8 Wales Eddie Avoth TKO 3 15 Mar 1972 Wales Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom
Win 19-12-1 Antigua and Barbuda Rocky Campbell PTS 8 26 Jan 1972 England Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 17-2 United Kingdom Peter Boddington TKO 4 9 Nov 1971 England Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 9-6-2 United Kingdom Brian Jewitt TKO 7 20 Oct 1971 England Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Loss 15-12-3 Wales Dennis Avoth PTS 8 22 Sep 1971 England Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Loss 12-4 United Kingdom Richard Dunn PTS 8 13 Apr 1971 England Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 12-1-1 United States Jerry Judge PTS 10 22 Mar 1971 England Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Win 36-9-3 United States Dick Hall PTS 10 24 Feb 1971 England Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 7-1 United Kingdom Billy Aird PTS 8 11 Nov 1970 England Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 14-11-3 Wales Dennis Avoth PTS 10 19 Oct 1970 Wales Aberavon, Wales, United Kingdom
Win 17-9 Antigua and Barbuda Rocky Campbell KO 4 6 May 1970 England Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 7-2 United Kingdom Maxie Smith KO 3 24 Mar 1970 England Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win 7-10-1 Nigeria Guinea Roger TKO 1 14 Jan 1970 England Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Loss 38-5 Wales Eddie Avoth PTS 8 27 Oct 1969 Nottinghamshire Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Win 16-2 United Kingdom Terry Daly TKO 1 29 Sep 1969 England Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Loss 19-3-1 United Kingdom Roger Tighe PTS 10 27 Aug 1969 Yorkshire Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Win 11-22-2 Antigua and Barbuda Billy Wynter TKO 1 9 Aug 1969 Bedfordshire Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Referee stopped the bout at 1:55 of the first round.
Win 11-4-2 Wales Dennis Avoth PTS 8 7 May 1969 England Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 22-3 Denmark Hans Jorgen Jacobsen KO 2 10 Apr 1969 Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
Win 12-0 United Kingdom Peter Boddington PTS 8 25 Mar 1969 England Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Loss 16-2-1 United Kingdom Roger Tighe KO 6 2 Jan 1969 England Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Loss 3-8 Nigeria Guinea Roger KO 6 20 Nov 1968 England Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 16-17-3 Jamaica Lloyd Walford PTS 8 23 Oct 1968 England Mayfair, London, United Kingdom 39-38.
Win 16-16-3 Jamaica Lloyd Walford PTS 8 1 Oct 1968 England Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom 39.5-39.
Win 5-8-2 United Kingdom George Dulaire TKO 6 16 Sep 1968 England Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Win 3-6 Nigeria Guinea Roger PTS 8 12 Aug 1968 England Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Win 6-7-1 United Kingdom Tommy Woods TKO 2 29 Apr 1968 England Manchester, United Kingdom
Win 9-17-1 Antigua and Barbuda Billy Wynter PTS 6 2 Apr 1968 England Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom 29.75-29.25.
Win 2-5 United Kingdom Paul Brown PTS 6 26 Mar 1968 England Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom 30-28.
Win 2-2 United Kingdom Roy Ferguson KO 3 6 Mar 1968 England Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 2-3 United Kingdom Bernard Pollard TKO 3 20 Feb 1968 England Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 0-1 United Kingdom Peter Thomas TKO 2 8 Feb 1968 England Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom Referee stopped the bout at 1:15 of the second round.

References

  1. ↑ Bunny Johnson - Boxer

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