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John Conteh

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John Anthony Conteh, (born 27 May 1951) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1971 to 1980. [1]

67 relations: Alan Minter, Alcoholism, Anfield, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Band on the Run, Belgrade, Bob Foster (boxer), Boon (TV series), British Boxing Board of Control, Chris Finnegan, Commonwealth Games, Copenhagen, Croke Park, Dublin, Eamonn Holmes, European Boxing Union, Forum Copenhagen, Grosvenor House Hotel, Hotel Café Royal, Jesse Burnett, Joey Singleton, Johnny Frankham, Jorge Ahumada, Justice (2011 TV series), Kirkby, Lancashire, Las Vegas Convention Center, Light heavyweight, List of ABA middleweight champions, List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions, List of Commonwealth Boxing Council champions, List of European Boxing Union light heavyweight champions, Liverpool, London, London Hilton on Park Lane, Man at the Top (film), Mate Parlov, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Michael Sobell, Miguel Ángel Cuello, National Ice Centre, Nottingham, Nottingham Ice Stadium, Order of the British Empire, Orthodox stance, Paul McCartney and Wings, Professional boxing, Red Star Stadium, Royal Albert Hall, Scranton, Pennsylvania, ..., Steel Pier, Steve Aczel, Superstars, Tank Malling, The Stud (film), The Weakest Link (UK game show), This Is Your Life (UK TV series), Tom Bogs, Toxteth, Vicente Rondón, Wembley Arena, Winchester, Nevada, World Boxing Council, Yaqui López, Yugoslavia, 1970 British Commonwealth Games, 2017 Birthday Honours. Expand index (17 more) »

Alan Minter

Alan Minter (born 17 August 1951) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1972 to 1981.

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Alcoholism

Alcoholism, also known as alcohol use disorder (AUD), is a broad term for any drinking of alcohol that results in mental or physical health problems.

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Anfield

Anfield is a football stadium in Anfield, Liverpool, England which has a seating capacity of 54,074 making it the sixth largest football stadium in England.

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Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beaches.

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Band on the Run

Band on the Run is the third studio album by Paul McCartney and Wings, released in December 1973.

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Belgrade

Belgrade (Beograd / Београд, meaning "White city",; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of Serbia.

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Bob Foster (boxer)

Robert Lloyd "Bob" Foster (December 15, 1938 – November 21, 2015) was an American professional boxer who fought as a light heavyweight and heavyweight.

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Boon (TV series)

Boon is a British television crime drama starring Michael Elphick, David Daker, and later Neil Morrissey.

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British Boxing Board of Control

The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) is the governing body of professional boxing in the United Kingdom.

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Chris Finnegan

Chris Finnegan MBE (5 June 1944 – 2 March 2009) was a British professional boxer of Irish descent born in Iver, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games are an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Copenhagen

Copenhagen (København; Hafnia) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark.

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Croke Park

Croke Park (Páirc an Chrócaigh) is a GAA stadium located in Dublin, Ireland.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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Eamonn Holmes

Eamonn Holmes OBE (born 3 December 1959) BBC News, 4 July 2006 is a journalist and broadcaster from Northern Ireland, best known for presenting Sky News Sunrise and This Morning.

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European Boxing Union

The European Boxing Union (or EBU) is a pan-European governing body that sanctions championship bouts in professional boxing.

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Forum Copenhagen

Forum Copenhagen (italic) is a large multi-purpose, rentable indoor arena located in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Grosvenor House Hotel

Grosvenor House is a luxury hotel that opened in 1929 in the Mayfair area of London, England.

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Hotel Café Royal

The Hotel Café Royal is a five-star hotel at 68 Regent Street in London's Piccadilly.

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Jesse Burnett

Jesse Burnett (born February 8, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) was a light-heavyweight and cruiserweight boxer.

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Joey Singleton

Joey "The Jab" Singleton, was a professional boxer born in Kirkby, Liverpool, England.

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Johnny Frankham

Johnny Frankham (born 6 June 1948) is an English former professional boxer who was the British light-heavyweight champion in 1975.

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Jorge Ahumada

Jorge Victor Ahumada (born 1946) is a former professional boxer.

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Justice (2011 TV series)

Justice is a British legal drama, starring Robert Pugh and Gillian Kearney, that was broadcast from 4 to 8 April 2011, on BBC One.

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Kirkby

Kirkby is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England.

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Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs.) is a county in north west England.

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Las Vegas Convention Center

The Las Vegas Convention Center (commonly referred to as LVCC) is a government building in Winchester, Nevada.

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Light heavyweight

Light heavyweight, or junior cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.

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List of ABA middleweight champions

ABA (Amateur Boxing Association of England) middleweight champions.

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List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions

List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British light-heavyweight championship.

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List of Commonwealth Boxing Council champions

List of Commonwealth champions is a table showing the Commonwealth champions certificated by the Commonwealth Boxing Council.

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List of European Boxing Union light heavyweight champions

The European Boxing Union (EBU) is an organisation in the sport of boxing in Europe.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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London Hilton on Park Lane

The London Hilton on Park Lane is a hotel situated on Park Lane, overlooking Hyde Park in the exclusive Mayfair district of London.

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Man at the Top (film)

Man at the Top is a 1973 British drama film directed by Mike Vardy and starring Kenneth Haigh, spun off from the television series Man at the Top which itself was inspired by the 1959 film Room at the Top and its sequel Life at the Top.

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Mate Parlov

Mate Parlov (16 November 1948 – 29 July 2008) was a Yugoslav and Croatian boxer, Olympic gold medalist who was European and World Champion as amateur and as professional.

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Matthew Saad Muhammad

Matthew Saad Muhammad (born Maxwell Antonio Loach; June 16, 1954 – May 25, 2014) was an American professional boxer who won the WBC light heavyweight title.

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Michael Sobell

Sir Michael Sobell (1 November 1, 1892 – 1 September 1993) was a British businessman, a major philanthropist, and a prominent owner/breeder of thoroughbred racehorses.

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Miguel Ángel Cuello

Miguel Ángel Cuello (February 27, 1946 – September 14, 1999) was a professional boxer in the light heavyweight (175 lb) division.

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National Ice Centre

The National Ice Centre (NIC) is located in Nottingham, England.

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Nottingham

Nottingham is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, England, north of London, in the East Midlands.

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Nottingham Ice Stadium

The Nottingham Ice Stadium was an ice rink in Nottingham, England from 1939 - 2000.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Orthodox stance

In combat sports such as boxing, an orthodox stance is one in which the boxer places his left foot farther in front of the right foot, thus having his weaker side closer to the opponent.

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Paul McCartney and Wings

Paul McCartney and Wings, also known simply as Wings, were a rock band formed in 1971 by former Beatle Paul McCartney with his wife Linda on keyboards, session drummer Denny Seiwell, and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine.

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Professional boxing

Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is a regulated, sanctioned boxing.

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Red Star Stadium

Rajko Mitić Stadium (Стадион Рајко Митић, Stadion Rajko Mitić), previously known as Red Star Stadium (Стадион Црвена звезда, Stadion Crvena zvezda), also known as Marakana (Маракана), is a multi-use stadium in Belgrade, Serbia which has been the home ground of Red Star Belgrade since 1963.

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Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, which has held the Proms concerts annually each summer since 1941.

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Scranton, Pennsylvania

Scranton is the sixth-largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania behind Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie and Reading.

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Steel Pier

The Steel Pier is a 1,000-foot-long amusement park built on a pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey, located at the boardwalk, across from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City (formerly Trump Taj Mahal).

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Steve Aczel

Steve Aczel born in Budapest is an Australian professional light heavy/cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s who won the Australasian light heavyweight title, Australian light heavyweight title, Australian heavyweight title, Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) heavyweight title, Queensland State (Australia) heavyweight title, and Commonwealth light heavyweight title, drew with Maile Haumona for the South Pacific heavyweight title, and was a challenger for the Australian cruiserweight title against Tony Mundine, and Commonwealth cruiserweight title against Stewart Lithgo, his professional fighting weight varied from, i.e. light heavyweight to, i.e. heavyweight.

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Superstars

Superstars is an all-around sports competition that pits elite athletes from different sports against one another in a series of athletic events resembling a decathlon.

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Tank Malling

Tank Malling (re-released as Beyond Soho) is a 1989 British thriller film directed by James Marcus and starring Ray Winstone.

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The Stud (film)

The Stud is a 1978 British film directed by Quentin Masters and starring Joan Collins and Oliver Tobias.

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The Weakest Link (UK game show)

The Weakest Link is a British television quiz show, mainly broadcast on BBC Two as well as BBC One.

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This Is Your Life (UK TV series)

This is Your Life is a British biographical television documentary, based on the 1952 American show of the same title.

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Tom Bogs

Tom Bogs (born 21 November 1944) is a retired Danish middleweight boxer.

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Toxteth

Toxteth is an inner city area of Liverpool, England.

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Vicente Rondón

Vicente Paúl Rondón (July 29, 1938 – December 28, 1992) was a Venezuelan professional boxer who won the WBA light heavyweight title.

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Wembley Arena

Wembley Arena (originally the Empire Pool and, since 1 July 2014, currently known as The SSE Arena, Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena in Wembley, London.

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Winchester, Nevada

Winchester is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) and part of Las Vegas Township in Clark County, Nevada, United States that contains part of the Las Vegas Strip.

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World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council (WBC) is one of four major organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the International Boxing Federation (IBF), World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) and one of the two original sanctioning bodies (along with the WBA).

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Yaqui López

Álvaro López (born May 21, 1951 in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico) is a former Mexican boxer and current member of the Boxing Hall of Fame.

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Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija/Југославија; Jugoslavija; Југославија; Pannonian Rusyn: Югославия, transcr. Juhoslavija)Jugosllavia; Jugoszlávia; Juhoslávia; Iugoslavia; Jugoslávie; Iugoslavia; Yugoslavya; Югославия, transcr. Jugoslavija.

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1970 British Commonwealth Games

The 1970 British Commonwealth Games (Scottish Gaelic: Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis Bhreatainn 1970) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 July to 25 July 1970.

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2017 Birthday Honours

The 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Conteh

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