Matthew Saad Muhammad vs John Conteh II

Matthew Saad Muhammad vs John Conteh

John Conteh vs Billy Aird

John Conteh vs Chris Finnegan II

John Conteh scored a 15 round decision over fellow Briton Chris Finnegan and won Finnegan's British and Commonwealth titles. There were no knockdowns, but Conteh had Finnegan wobbly in the 10th and 13th rounds. In the 10th, Finnegan's legs buckled after he was caught with a right uppercut. Moments later, Conteh opened a cut over Finnegan's right eye." - Associated PressReferee Sid Nathan was the sole scoring official and he scored it 74 1/4 to 73 1/2 for Conteh. Conteh was the reigning European light heavyweight champion, so the Euro, British and Commonwealth titles were on the line in this contest.

John Conteh vs Chris Finnegan

"Former world light heavyweight champion John Conteh of Britain was held to a draw over 10 rounds Monday by veteran Californian Jesse Burnett. Burnett looked unlucky not to get the decision in front of 1,000 dinner-jacketed fans at the Anglo-American Sporting Club here. He knocked Conteh down in the 1st and 8th rounds. Referee Harry Levene's draw decision was roundly booed by the crowd, and Burnett was given an ovation by the spectators. Burnett, 33, caught his 27 year old opponent with a superb left hook to the head at the end of the first round. Conteh was saved by the bell and survived the next round on wobbly legs, as the American surprisingly backed off. Both men finished strongly but it was still a surprise when referee Levene lifted both fighters' hands together." -Associated Press

John Conteh vs Jesse Burnett

John Conteh vs Joe Cokes

John Conteh vs Mate Parlov

John Conteh vs Len Hutchins

"John Conteh of Britain retained his WBC version of the world light heavyweight title Saturday after an absence from the ring of 15 months by outpointing Alvaro Lopez, a Mexican-born American, at the Forum. After four solid opening rounds, Conteh found the challenger swarming over him in the 5th while in the 6th, one of the toughest in the fight, Conteh produced some superb left hooks to the head and then the body, but Lopez was back as strong as ever in the 7th trying to find a way to victory with his left jabbing. Most of the rounds were won or lost narrowly, usually in a burst of jabs by Conteh which tipped the balance against the indecisive shots of the challenger. In the 11th round Lopez suffered a cut over his left eye and the sight of blood only added to Conteh's incentive. Conteh, though, was running out of energy and he cleverly spun out his resources over the remaining rounds picking off his challenger with those left jabs, emphasizing again his class." -United Press International