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References
- Boxing record for Arthur Johnson from BoxRec (registration required)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arthur Johnson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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