James Armah

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James Armah
Statistics
Nickname(s)Bukom Fire
Weight(s) feather/super feather/light/light welter/welter/light middleweight
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
Nationality Ghanaian
Born (1976-03-11) 11 March 1976 (age 43)
Accra, Ghana
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights23
Wins19 (KO 9)
Losses4 (KO 3)

James "Bukom Fire" Armah (born 11 March 1976 [1] in Accra), is a Ghanian professional feather/super feather/light/light welter/welter/light middleweight boxer of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s who won the African Boxing Union featherweight title, Commonwealth lightweight title, and Commonwealth super featherweight title, and was a challenger for the WBO Asia Pacific light welterweight title (twice), WBO Oriental light welterweight title, and WBA Pan African light welterweight title, against Chad Bennett. [1] His professional fighting weight varied from 126 lb (57 kg; 9 st 0 lb), i.e. featherweight to 152 lb (69 kg; 10 st 12 lb), i.e. light middleweight. [2]

Accra Place in Ghana

Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, covering an area of 225.67 km2 (87.13 sq mi) with an estimated urban population of 2.27 million as of 2012. It is organized into 10 local government districts – 9 municipal districts and the Accra Metropolitan District, which is the only district within the capital to be granted city status. "Accra" usually refers to the Accra Metropolitan Area, which serves as the capital of Ghana, while the district within the jurisdiction of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly is distinguished from the rest of the capital as the "City of Accra". In common usage, however, the terms "Accra" and "City of Accra" are used interchangeably.

Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.

Super featherweight, also known as junior lightweight, is a weight division in professional boxing, contested between 126 pounds (57 kg) and 130 pounds (59 kg).

After marrying, he and his wife decided in 2017 to move to Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, where his wife has family. In Grafton, Armah became involved with the local amateur boxing club. [3]

Grafton, New South Wales City in New South Wales, Australia

Grafton is a city in the Northern Rivers region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is located on the Clarence River, approximately 500 kilometres (310 mi) north-northeast of the state capital Sydney. The closest major cities, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, are located across the border in South-East Queensland. According to the 2016 census, the Grafton "significant urban area" had a population of 18,668 people. The city is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Clarence Valley Council local government area, which has over 50,000 people in all.

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References

  1. 1 2 James Armah, profile at BoxRec
  2. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. "Ghanian champion has passion for our juniors" by Matthew Elkerton, The Daily Examiner , 18 February 2017

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