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| Johnny Aba | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Johnny Aba |
| Weight(s) | feather/super feather/lightweight |
| Nationality | Papua New Guinean |
| Born | 3 March 1956 Roravana, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 31 (KO 14) |
| Losses | 3 (KO 2) |
| Draws | 3 |
Johnny Aba (born 3 March 1956) is a Papua New Guinean professional feather/super feather/lightweight boxer of the 1970s and 1980s who won the Papua New Guinea featherweight title, Papua New Guinea lightweight title, and Commonwealth super featherweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Association (WBA) World featherweight title, against Eusebio Pedroza, his professional fighting weight varied from 124 1⁄2 lb (56.5 kg; 8 st 12.5 lb), i.e. featherweight to 131 1⁄2 lb (59.6 kg; 9 st 5.5 lb), i.e. lightweight. [1]
Aba was born in Roravana on Bougainville Island
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