Autographs of John Conteh
John Anthony Conteh, MBE (born 27 May 1951) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1971 to 1980. He held the WBC light-heavyweight title from 1974 to 1977, and regionally the European, British and Commonwealth titles between 1973 and 1974. As an amateur, he represented England and won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. In 2017, Conteh was awarded an MBE for services to boxing at the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Born in Liverpool, Lancashire (now Merseyside), to an Irish mother and Sierra Leonean father, Conteh began boxing at the age of 10 at a boxing club in Kirkby that was a training ground for fellow British amateurs Joey Singleton and Tucker Hetherington. At 19, he won the middleweight gold medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. He won the WBC light-heavyweight title in October 1974 by defeating Jorge Ahumada. He held the title until 1977 when he was stripped for not going through with a mandatory defence.
Conteh lost a 15-round split decision to the Yugoslavian fighter Mate Parlov when he attempted to regain the title. He failed twice in further efforts to win back the crown, in 1979 and then again seven months later in 1980, on both occasions fighting the American Matthew Saad Muhammad. Muhammad won both bouts but the first victory was controversial.
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Traded items with a signature of John Conteh
The most expensive item with a signature of John Conteh (Framed Ali Boxing shorts signed for me on the back by John Conteh) was sold in July 2025 for £2,050.43 while the cheapest item (John Conteh (WBC Light-Heavyweight Champion) Signed PR Card) found a new owner for £0.65 in December 2013. The month with the most items sold (18) was June 2026 with an average selling price of £32.79 for an autographed item of John Conteh. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2021 with £165.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.65 was December 2013. In average, an autographed item from John Conteh is worth £14.99.
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Latest News about John Conteh
In pictures: Liverpool's boxing greats remembered including John Conteh, Johnny (22/11/2014): Looking back at the city's best fighters 
Former Liverpool world champion John Conteh handed new WBC world title belt (04/11/2014): Kirkby light-heavyweight presented with belt at special night in his name John Conteh recalls the night he became WBC world light-heavyweight champion (08/10/2014): This month marks 40 years since Conteh defeated Jorge Ahumada in London John Conteh at St Albans’ St Columba’s College Sportsmans Dinner (09/03/2014): Boxing legend John Conteh was guest of honour at the recent sell-out St Columba’s College Sportsman’s Dinner.
