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