John Bray (boxer)

John Fitzgerald Bray (born 1970-06-17 in Van Nuys, California) is a former American Heavyweight boxer.

Amateur career

Bray had a solid amateur career prior to turning professional. He won the National AAU Heavyweight Championship in 1991. Bray won the United States Amateur 201-lb championship by defeating Bobby Harris via TKO in semi-finals and a 4-1 victory over Javier Alvarez in finals. In November 1991 he lost in the World Amateur Championships 14-6 to Bert Teuchert. In 1992 Bray competed in the Olympic Trials Western Regionals and won via KO over Wesley Martin and then beat Sammy Denson 3-2, but then lost to Marlon Simpkins 5-0. Bray later complained of racism in USA amateur boxing and of unfair treatment because he was white.

Outside the Ring

Bray was also a part-time private investigator and carried a gun for his job. In August 1991, Bray accidentally shot himself in mouth with a 9mm hand gun. He always watches Amazing Discoveries.

Training career

Bray currently serves as a boxing trainer, and trains fighter Cisse Salif and Taishan Dong

Professional career

Bray turned professional in 1992 and experienced limited success as a pro. He fought few notable opponents, and retired in 1998 after a loss to Josh Gormley.

Professional boxing record
15 Wins (5 knockouts, 10 decisions), 3 Losses (1 knockout, 2 decisions), 2 Draws[1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 15-2 Josh Gormley TKO 1 24/04/1998 San Jose Arena, San Jose, California
Draw 5-2-1 Cliff Couser PTS 6 15/09/1995 Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 15-2 Jesse Prieto TKO 4 18/08/1995 Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 3-4 Michael Green MD 6 03/08/1995 Las Vegas, Nevada
Draw 3-3-1 Craig Brinson PTS 6 05/11/1994 Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 11-6-1 Craig Payne PTS 8 06/05/1994 Terre Haute, Indiana
Win 2-23-2 John Basil Jackson PTS 6 15/02/1994 Indianapolis, Indiana
Loss 6-1 Will Hinton UD 6 06/12/1993 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
Win 2-16-2 John Basil Jackson PTS 6 13/11/1993 Greensburg, Indiana
Win -- Corner Miller KO 1 21/10/1993 Hammond, Indiana
Win 3-10-1 Brian Morgan PTS 6 14/09/1993 Indianapolis, Indiana
Win 3-40-1 Ahmad Gihad PTS 6 27/08/1993 Union Hall, Countryside, Illinois
Win 3-38-1 Ahmad Gihad PTS 6 11/08/1993 South Bend, Indiana
Win 12-39-6 Danny Blake MD 6 26/04/1993 Rosemont, Illinois
Win 0-7 Andre Smiley PTS 6 13/04/1993 Hammond, Indiana
Win 1-6 David Payne PTS 4 02/02/1993 Indianapolis, Indiana
Loss 2-0 Will Hinton MD 4 30/01/1993 Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 12-13-3 Joey Christjohn TKO 1 14/10/1992 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois Referee stopped the bout at 2:24 of the first round.
Win 0-5-1 Brian Morgan KO 1 01/09/1992 Indianapolis, Indiana
Win -- John Warrior KO 1 01/08/1992 Muscatine, Iowa

References
  1. "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
Preceded by
Javier Alvarez		 United States Amateur Heavyweight Champion
1991		 Succeeded by
Shannon Briggs
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