TONY BELLEW can legitimately replace his idol John Conteh and claim to be Liverpool’s greatest fighter if he can beat Oleksandr Usyk at Manchester Arena on Saturday night. But it is a seemingly ...

The other night, I attended the opening of a new, serious theatre piece at the Royal Court: Conteh. It tells the life story of John Conteh, a man who rose to the pinnacle of the boxing world in 1974 ...

Written by Aron Julius and directed by Mark Womack, Conteh is a powerful and emotive drama about the life of one of Liverpool’s sporting icons. Julius stars as boxer John Conteh, who at 24 years old ...

Tony Bellew (12-0) challenges for his first title on Friday at the Liverpool Echo Arena when he takes on Ghanaian Atoli Moore (10-0) for the Commonwealth light heavyweight belt. The exuberant Scouser ...

YOU didn’t have to be Angelo Dundee to realise you were watching an immense talent when John Conteh won the middleweight gold medal at the 1970 Commonwealth Games. But I had no idea as I saw him ...

IT’S THREE decades since John Conteh ruled the world as the best light-heavyweight on the planet. Yet the former WBC champion believes that Liverpool has unearthed another big hitter capable of ...

Sleek and powerful with fast hands, Buatsi did not waste a punch as he blasted Conroy with accurate jabs and hurtful hooks — just like Conteh used to FROM my experience, going overboard when making ...

John Conteh is considered one of Britain's greatest ever boxers(Image: Mirrorpix) Scouse superstar John Conteh stepped inside the ring for 39 times, including seven ...

Tony Bellew gets advice from one of his childhood heroes, former world champion John Conteh, ahead of his fight against Oleksandr Usyk. Bellew is chasing greatness as he challenges Usyk for all four ...