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.



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55 Wins (33 knockouts, 22 decisions), 17 Losses (8 knockouts, 9 decisions), 1 Draw [1]

Result

Record

Opponent

Type

Round

Date

Location

Notes
Loss

27-5-1

Australia Steve Aczel
TKO
6
18 Sep 1981

Australia Brisbane

Win

3-5

Tonga Fatei Namoa
KO
6
29 Jul 1981

Australia Gosford, New South Wales

Loss

75-11-1

Australia Tony Mundine
TKO
10
20 May 1981

Australia Gold Coast, Queensland

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

Loss

--

Kenya John Odhiambho
PTS
6
12 Jun 1980

Denmark Randers

Win

10-2-1

United Kingdom Dennis Andries
PTS
15
27 Feb 1980

England Burslem

BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title. 147-146.
Loss

20-1

France Sylvain Watbled
PTS
10
10 Dec 1979

France Paris

Loss

17-0

Zambia Lottie Mwale
PTS
10
23 Oct 1979

England Wembley

Loss

14-0-1

United States James Scott
TKO
7
1 Jul 1979

United States Woodbridge, New Jersey

Win

15-4

Scotland Rab Affleck
KO
4
13 May 1979

Scotland Glasgow

BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss

13-0-1

Uganda Mustafa Wasajja
PTS
6
15 Feb 1979

Denmark Randers

Win

6-1-1

United Kingdom Dennis Andries
PTS
10
22 Jan 1979

England Wolverhampton

Win

12-0

France Sylvain Watbled
KO
6
14 Sep 1978

France Paris

Loss

8-3-1

United States David Conteh
TKO
3
7 Feb 1978

England Islington

Loss

42-2-4

Italy Aldo Traversaro
TKO
11
26 Nov 1977

Italy Genoa

EBU Light Heavyweight Title.
Win

8-5-3

United Kingdom Terry Mintus
KO
1
1 Jun 1977

England Dudley

Win

11-4

United Kingdom Harry White
TKO
9
17 May 1977

England Wolverhampton

BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title.
Win

15-5-1

United Kingdom Tim Wood
KO
1
8 Mar 1977

England Wolverhampton

BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title.
Win

11-2

United Kingdom Phil Martin
TKO
10
14 Dec 1976

England West Bromwich

BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
Win

11-4-1

United Kingdom Peter Brisland
KO
7
27 Sep 1976

England Piccadilly

Loss

35-0

United States Duane Bobick
TKO
8
24 May 1976

Germany Munich

Draw

17-9-4

United Kingdom Billy Aird
PTS
10
21 Mar 1976

United Kingdom Frimley Green

BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
Win

18-0

United Kingdom Fonomanu Young Sekona
KO
2
1 Dec 1975

New Zealand Auckland

Sekona knocked out at 1:06 of the second round.
Loss

29-9

United Kingdom Richard Dunn
PTS
15
30 Sep 1975

England Wembley

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

Win

25-12-1

Puerto Rico Angel Oquendo
TKO
10
11 Mar 1975

England Wembley

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

100-96.
Win

24-4-2

United Kingdom Danny McAlinden
KO
9
13 Jan 1975

England Mayfair

BBBofC British/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles.
Win

12-5

Jamaica Oliver Wright
PTS
10
21 May 1974

England Wembley

Win

5-4

Tonga Koli Vailea
KO
3
11 Mar 1974

England Mayfair

Win

16-16-2

United States Roy Wallace
TKO
4
18 Feb 1974

England Mayfair

Win

25-5

United Kingdom Richard Dunn
KO
10
11 Oct 1973

England Belle Vue, Manchester

BBBofC British Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
Win

14-3

United States Morris Jackson
TKO
5
2 Jul 1973

England Kensington

Win

15-1

United Kingdom Les Stevens
PTS
10
5 Jun 1973

England Kensington

BBBofC Heavyweight Title Eliminator. 49-48.
Win

10-21-1

Saint Helena Guinea Roger
TKO
6
30 Apr 1973

England Bedford

Win

11-10-2

United States Roger Russell
TKO
5
20 Nov 1972

England Wolverhampton

Win

12-4-1

United Kingdom Billy Aird
PTS
8
23 Oct 1972

England Mayfair

39.75-39.
Win

8-19-1

Nigeria Guinea Roger
PTS
8
11 Oct 1972

England Stoke-on-Trent

40-38.
Win

21-8-3

United Kingdom Roger Tighe
PTS
8
27 Jun 1972

England Birmingham

40-38.5.
Win

10-10-2

United Kingdom Brian Jewett
PTS
8
25 Apr 1972

England Birmingham

Win

44-8

Wales Eddie Avoth
TKO
3
15 Mar 1972

Wales Caerphilly

Win

19-12-1

Antigua and Barbuda Rocky Campbell
PTS
8
26 Jan 1972

England Wolverhampton

Win

17-2

United Kingdom Peter Boddington
TKO
4
9 Nov 1971

England Wolverhampton

Win

9-6-2

United Kingdom Brian Jewitt
TKO
7
20 Oct 1971

England Stoke-on-Trent

Loss

15-12-3

Wales Dennis Avoth
PTS
8
22 Sep 1971

England Solihull

Loss

12-4

United Kingdom Richard Dunn
PTS
8
13 Apr 1971

England Wolverhampton

Win

12-1-1

United States Jerry Judge
PTS
10
22 Mar 1971

England Mayfair

Win

36-9-3

United States Dick Hall
PTS
10
24 Feb 1971

England Wolverhampton

Win

7-1

United Kingdom Billy Aird
PTS
8
11 Nov 1970

England Solihull

Win

14-11-3

Wales Dennis Avoth
PTS
10
19 Oct 1970

Wales Aberavon

Win

17-9

Antigua and Barbuda Rocky Campbell
KO
4
6 May 1970

England Solihull

Win

7-2

United Kingdom Maxie Smith
KO
3
24 Mar 1970

England Wembley

Win

7-10-1

Nigeria Guinea Roger
TKO
1
14 Jan 1970

England Solihull

Loss

38-5

Wales Eddie Avoth
PTS
8
27 Oct 1969

Nottinghamshire Nottingham

Win

16-2

United Kingdom Terry Daly
TKO
1
29 Sep 1969

England Mayfair

Loss

19-3-1

United Kingdom Roger Tighe
PTS
10
27 Aug 1969

United Kingdom Cottingham

Win

11-22-2

Antigua and Barbuda Billy Wynter
TKO
1
9 Aug 1969

England Bedford

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

Win

22-3

Denmark Hans Jorgen Jacobsen
KO
2
10 Apr 1969

Denmark Copenhagen

Win

12-0

United Kingdom Peter Boddington
PTS
8
25 Mar 1969

England Wembley

Loss

16-2-1

United Kingdom Roger Tighe
KO
6
2 Jan 1969

England Piccadilly

Loss

3-8

Nigeria Guinea Roger
KO
6
20 Nov 1968

England Solihull

Win

16-17-3

Jamaica Lloyd Walford
PTS
8
23 Oct 1968

England Mayfair

39-38.
Win

16-16-3

Jamaica Lloyd Walford
PTS
8
1 Oct 1968

England Wolverhampton

39.5-39.
Win

5-8-2

United Kingdom George Dulaire
TKO
6
16 Sep 1968

England Mayfair

Win

3-6

Nigeria Guinea Roger
PTS
8
12 Aug 1968

England Blackpool

Win

6-7-1

United Kingdom Tommy Woods
TKO
2
29 Apr 1968

England Manchester

Win

9-17-1

Antigua and Barbuda Billy Wynter
PTS
6
2 Apr 1968

England Wolverhampton

29.75-29.25.
Win

2-5

United Kingdom Paul Brown
PTS
6
26 Mar 1968

England Birmingham

30-28.
Win

2-2

United Kingdom Roy Ferguson
KO
3
6 Mar 1968

England Solihull

Win

2-3

United Kingdom Bernard Pollard
TKO
3
20 Feb 1968

England Wolverhampton

Win

0-1

United Kingdom Peter Thomas
TKO
2
8 Feb 1968

England Bristol

Referee stopped the bout at 1:15 of the second round.


References





  1. ^ Bunny Johnson - Boxer




External links



  • Official website


  • Professional boxing record for Bunny Johnson from BoxRec




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