John Conteh vs. Vicente Rondon

Vicente Rondon 180 lbs lost to John Conteh 180 lbs by TKO in round 9 of 10

• Date: 1973-09-10
• Location: Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
• Referee: Roland Dakin

"Britain's John Conteh floored Venezuela's Vicente Rondon with a left hook in the 9th round and scored a TKO when the referee stopped the fight as Rondon was heavily punished when he got up. Conteh was declared the winner at 1:30 of the 9th round after a lackluster eight rounds. The two fighters clinched often and it was not until the 8th round that Conteh produced his best punch of the fight, a stiff right cross, to stagger Rondon for the first time. With almost the first punch of the 9th round, Conteh threw a left hook to Rondon's temple and dropped the Venezuelan for a count of seven. When Rondon got up, Conteh pounced and drove him into the ropes and began to batter him systematically. Rondon's guard came down and he turned his back in an attempt to escape the blows when referee Roland Dakin threw in the towel." -United Press International

Post fight comments

• "Rondon was up against a much younger and stronger boxer than he has fought for some time and we have no excuses at all for the decision." -Felix Zabala, Rondon's manager

• "Conteh is an excellent boxer and will certainly beat Bob Foster when he fights him in the near future." -Vicente Rondon