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Bunny Johnson

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Bunny Johnson (born 10 May 1947 in Jamaica)[1] is a Jamaican-born former boxer who was The British heavyweight Champion in 1975 beating Danny McAlinden by knockout. He also competed in the light heavyweight division and won a Lonsdale belt.

He finished his boxing career with a record of 55 wins – 17 losses – 1 draw.

Professional boxing 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 55–17–1 Australia Steve Aczel TKO 6 18 Sep 1981 Australia Brisbane
Win 55–16–1 Tonga Fatei Namoa KO 6 29 Jul 1981 Australia Gosford, New South Wales
Loss 54–16–1 Australia Tony Mundine TKO 10 20 May 1981 Australia Gold Coast, Queensland Referee stopped the bout at 2:43 of the tenth round.
Win 54–15–1 United States Mike Quarry TKO 7 8 Feb 1981 Australia Sydney
Loss 53–15–1 Kenya John Odhiambho PTS 6 12 Jun 1980 Denmark Randers
Win 53–14–1 United Kingdom Dennis Andries PTS 15 27 Feb 1980 England Burslem BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss 52–14–1 France Sylvain Watbled PTS 10 10 Dec 1979 France Paris
Loss 52–13–1 Zambia Lottie Mwale PTS 10 23 Oct 1979 England Wembley
Loss 52–12–1 United States James Scott TKO 7 1 Jul 1979 United States Woodbridge, New Jersey
Win 52–11–1 Scotland Rab Affleck KO 4 13 May 1979 Scotland Glasgow BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss 51–11–1 Uganda Mustafa Wasajja PTS 6 15 Feb 1979 Denmark Randers
Win 51–10–1 United Kingdom Dennis Andries PTS 10 22 Jan 1979 England Wolverhampton
Win 50–10–1 France Sylvain Watbled KO 6 14 Sep 1978 France Paris
Loss 49–10–1 United States David Conteh TKO 3 7 Feb 1978 England Islington
Loss 49–9–1 Italy Aldo Traversaro TKO 11 26 Nov 1977 Italy Genoa EBU Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 49–8–1 United Kingdom Terry Mintus KO 1 1 Jun 1977 England Dudley
Win 48–8–1 United Kingdom Harry White TKO 9 17 May 1977 England Wolverhampton BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 47–8–1 United Kingdom Tim Wood KO 1 8 Mar 1977 England Wolverhampton BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 46–8–1 United Kingdom Phil Martin TKO 10 14 Dec 1976 England West Bromwich
Win 45–8–1 United Kingdom Peter Brisland KO 7 27 Sep 1976 England Piccadilly
Loss 44–8–1 United States Duane Bobick TKO 8 24 May 1976 Germany Munich
Draw 44–7–1 United Kingdom Billy Aird PTS 10 21 Mar 1976 United Kingdom Frimley Green
Win 44–7 United Kingdom Fonomanu Young Sekona KO 2 1 Dec 1975 New Zealand Auckland Sekona knocked out at 1:06 of the second round.
Loss 43–7 United Kingdom Richard Dunn PTS 15 30 Sep 1975 England Wembley BBBofC British/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles.
Win 43–6 United States Ray Anderson PTS 8 19 Jun 1975 Norway Oslo, Norway
Win 42–6 United States Obie English TKO 3 12 May 1975 England Mayfair
Win 41–6 Puerto Rico Angel Oquendo TKO 10 11 Mar 1975 England Wembley Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the tenth round.
Win 40–6 Puerto Rico Pedro Agosto PTS 10 19 Feb 1975 England Manchester
Win 39–6 United Kingdom Danny McAlinden KO 9 13 Jan 1975 England Mayfair BBBofC British/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles.
Win 38–6 Jamaica Oliver Wright PTS 10 21 May 1974 England Wembley
Win 37–6 Tonga Koli Vailea KO 3 11 Mar 1974 England Mayfair
Win 36–6 United States Roy Wallace TKO 4 18 Feb 1974 England Mayfair
Win 35–6 United Kingdom Richard Dunn KO 10 11 Oct 1973 England Belle Vue, Manchester
Win 34–6 United States Morris Jackson TKO 5 2 Jul 1973 England Kensington
Win 33–6 United Kingdom Les Stevens PTS 10 5 Jun 1973 England Kensington
Win 32–6 Saint Helena Guinea Roger TKO 6 30 Apr 1973 England Bedford
Win 31–6 United States Roger Russell TKO 5 20 Nov 1972 England Wolverhampton
Win 30–6 United Kingdom Billy Aird PTS 8 23 Oct 1972 England Mayfair
Win 29–6 Nigeria Guinea Roger PTS 8 11 Oct 1972 England Stoke-on-Trent
Win 28–6 United Kingdom Roger Tighe PTS 8 27 Jun 1972 England Birmingham
Win 27–6 United Kingdom Brian Jewett PTS 8 25 Apr 1972 England Birmingham
Win 26–6 Wales Eddie Avoth TKO 3 15 Mar 1972 Wales Caerphilly
Win 25–6 Antigua and Barbuda Rocky Campbell PTS 8 26 Jan 1972 England Wolverhampton
Win 24–6 United Kingdom Peter Boddington TKO 4 9 Nov 1971 England Wolverhampton
Win 23–6 United Kingdom Brian Jewitt TKO 7 20 Oct 1971 England Stoke-on-Trent
Loss 22–6 Wales Dennis Avoth PTS 8 22 Sep 1971 England Solihull
Loss 22–5 United Kingdom Richard Dunn PTS 8 13 Apr 1971 England Wolverhampton
Win 22–4 United States Jerry Judge PTS 10 22 Mar 1971 England Mayfair
Win 21–4 United States Dick Hall PTS 10 24 Feb 1971 England Wolverhampton
Win 20–4 United Kingdom Billy Aird PTS 8 11 Nov 1970 England Solihull
Win 19–4 Wales Dennis Avoth PTS 10 19 Oct 1970 Wales Aberavon
Win 18–4 Antigua and Barbuda Rocky Campbell KO 4 6 May 1970 England Solihull
Win 17–4 United Kingdom Maxie Smith KO 3 24 Mar 1970 England Wembley
Win 16–4 Nigeria Guinea Roger TKO 1 14 Jan 1970 England Solihull
Loss 15–4 Wales Eddie Avoth PTS 8 27 Oct 1969 Nottinghamshire Nottingham
Win 15–3 United Kingdom Terry Daly TKO 1 29 Sep 1969 England Mayfair
Loss 14–3 United Kingdom Roger Tighe PTS 10 27 Aug 1969 United Kingdom Cottingham
Win 14–2 Antigua and Barbuda Billy Wynter TKO 1 9 Aug 1969 England Bedford Referee stopped the bout at 1:55 of the first round.
Win 13–2 Wales Dennis Avoth PTS 8 7 May 1969 England Solihull
Win 12–2 Denmark Hans Jørgen Jacobsen KO 2 10 Apr 1969 Denmark Copenhagen
Win 11–2 United Kingdom Peter Boddington PTS 8 25 Mar 1969 England Wembley
Loss 10–2 United Kingdom Roger Tighe KO 6 2 Jan 1969 England Piccadilly
Loss 10–1 Nigeria Guinea Roger KO 6 20 Nov 1968 England Solihull
Win 10–0 Jamaica Lloyd Walford PTS 8 23 Oct 1968 England Mayfair
Win 9–0 Jamaica Lloyd Walford PTS 8 1 Oct 1968 England Wolverhampton
Win 8–0 United Kingdom George Dulaire TKO 6 16 Sep 1968 England Mayfair
Win 7–0 Nigeria Guinea Roger PTS 8 12 Aug 1968 England Blackpool
Win 6–0 United Kingdom Tommy Woods TKO 2 29 Apr 1968 England Manchester
Win 5–0 Antigua and Barbuda Billy Wynter PTS 6 2 Apr 1968 England Wolverhampton
Win 4–0 United Kingdom Paul Brown PTS 6 26 Mar 1968 England Birmingham
Win 3–0 United Kingdom Roy Ferguson KO 3 6 Mar 1968 England Solihull
Win 2–0 United Kingdom Bernard Pollard TKO 3 20 Feb 1968 England Wolverhampton
Win 1–0 United Kingdom Peter Thomas TKO 2 8 Feb 1968 England Bristol Referee stopped the bout at 1:15 of the second round.
Bunny Johnson's Light Heavyweight Lonsdale Belt

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