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. More about John Conteh
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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 amateur Joey Singleton. 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 mandated defence.The most expensive item with a signature of John Conteh (John Conteh - Boxer - Signed Glove - COA (20342)) was sold in September 2023 for $73.01 while the cheapest item (JOHN CONTEH - FORMER WORLD CHAMPION BOXER - EXCELLENT SIGNED PROMO PHOTO) found a new owner for $2.73 in December 2022. The month with the most items sold (3) was August 2008 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of John Conteh. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2023 with $73.01 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.25 was January 2018. In average, an autographed item from John Conteh is worth $9.75.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Conteh were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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4 x 3 WHITE CARD HAND SIGNED BY JOHN CONTEH - BOXING | $8.30 | ||
JOHN CONTEH - PROFESSIONAL BOXER - AUTOGRAPH | $9.47 | ||
John Conteh - Boxer - Signed Glove - COA (20342) | $73.01 | ||
John Conteh - British Boxer - World Light Heavyweight Champion I/P Signed Card. | $10.37 | ||
John Conteh - British World Light Heavyweight Boxer - In Person Signed Photo. | $13.47 | ||
JOHN CONTEH - FORMER WORLD CHAMPION BOXER - EXCELLENT SIGNED PROMO PHOTO | $2.73 | ||
Larry Gains , Leon Spinks signed John Conteh world title fight programme | $13.34 | ||
Pair of boxing gloves signed by John Conteh – NO COA British Former Professional | $42.30 | ||
SALE JOHN CONTEH BOXING HAND SIGNED PHOTO AUTHENTIC + COA - 16x12 | $5.74 | ||
SPORT, AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO, JOHN CONTEH, LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER,1977 | $4.09 |