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John Fitzgerald Bray (born June 17, 1970, in Van Nuys, California) is a former American Heavyweight boxer.
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 had a successful amateur record of 124–12.
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.
Bray currently serves as a boxing trainer, and trains fighter Cisse Salif and Taishan Dong
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.
| 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
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TKO | 1 | 24/04/1998 | San Jose Arena, San Jose, California
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| Draw | 5-2-1 | Cliff Couser
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PTS | 6 | 15/09/1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada
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| Win | 15-2 | Jesse Prieto
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TKO | 4 | 18/08/1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada
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| Win | 3-4 | Michael Green
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MD | 6 | 03/08/1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada
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| Draw | 3-3-1 | Craig Brinson
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PTS | 6 | 05/11/1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada
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| Win | 11-6-1 | Craig Payne
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PTS | 8 | 06/05/1994 | Terre Haute, Indiana
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| Win | 2-23-2 | John Basil Jackson
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PTS | 6 | 15/02/1994 | Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Loss | 6-1 | Will Hinton
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UD | 6 | 06/12/1993 | Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
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| Win | 2-16-2 | John Basil Jackson
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PTS | 6 | 13/11/1993 | Greensburg, Indiana
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| Win | -- | Corner Miller | KO | 1 | 21/10/1993 | Hammond, Indiana
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| Win | 3-10-1 | Brian Morgan
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PTS | 6 | 14/09/1993 | Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Win | 3-40-1 | Ahmad Gihad
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PTS | 6 | 27/08/1993 | Union Hall, Countryside, Illinois
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| Win | 3-38-1 | Ahmad Gihad
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PTS | 6 | 11/08/1993 | South Bend, Indiana
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| Win | 12-39-6 | Danny Blake
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MD | 6 | 26/04/1993 | Rosemont, Illinois
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| Win | 0-7 | Andre Smiley
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PTS | 6 | 13/04/1993 | Hammond, Indiana
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| Win | 1-6 | David Payne
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PTS | 4 | 02/02/1993 | Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Loss | 2-0 | Will Hinton
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MD | 4 | 30/01/1993 | Las Vegas, Nevada
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| Win | 12-13-3 | Joey Christjohn
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TKO | 1 | 14/10/1992 | Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
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Referee stopped the bout at 2:24 of the first round. |
| Win | 0-5-1 | Brian Morgan
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KO | 1 | 01/09/1992 | Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Win | -- | John Warrior
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KO | 1 | 01/08/1992 | Muscatine, Iowa
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| Preceded by Javier Alvarez |
United States Amateur Heavyweight Champion 1991 |
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