JOHN CONTEH - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 05/09/1990 - HFSID 165810
Price: $160.00
JOHN CONTEH
The British boxer and part-time actor signs this note to a
fan
Autograph note signed: "John Conteh" in blue ink. 4x6. In
full: "Dear Peter/please find enclosed/the photo's (not included)./All
the best". John Conteh (b. 1951) is a British former boxer who was
world light-heavyweight boxing champion. He started boxing at age 10 at the
Kirkby club that was a training ground for some of the best amateur boxers, Joey
Singleton, Tucker Hetherington and Stuart Morton were only a few. At 19, he
won the middleweight gold medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. In
1973, Conteh was one of the celebrities featured dressed in prison gear on the
cover of the Wings album Band on the Run. He won the WBC Light
Heavyweight crown in October 1974 by defeating Jorge Ahumada and held the title
until 1977. He retired from professional boxing in 1980. His professional
record is 34 wins, 1 draw, and 4 losses. Conteh is now an after-dinner speaker
and speaks at venues all across the country. Conteh also made a starring
appearance in the television show Boon in 1989, as a washed-up boxer. He
more recently appeared on a boxing special of The Weakest Link in 2009, where he
came in third place. His most recent TV acting appearance was in the crime drama
"Justice", in which he again played an ex-boxer. Rounded corners. Fine
condition.
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