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.

Preceded by Javier Alvarez	United States Amateur Heavyweight Champion 1991	Succeeded by Shannon Briggs

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.

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
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

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