Johnny Frankham

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Johnny Frankham
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1948-06-06)6 June 1948
Reading, Berkshire
Sport
Sportboxing

Johnny Frankham (born 6 June 1948) is an English former professional boxer who was the British light-heavyweight champion in 1975. [1] Frankham is an English Romany Gypsy. [2]

Frankham won the Amateur Boxing Association 1969 light heavyweight title, when boxing out of the Reading ABC. [3]

In 2010, Frankham was jailed for two years at Guildford Crown Court for rogue trading. [4]

Exhibition boxing record

1 fight0 wins0 losses
Non-scored1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
1—0–0 (1) Flag of the United States.svg Muhammad Ali —219 Oct 1971 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandNon-scored bout

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". BoxRec. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Jimmy Smallwood (12 October 2013). "Tyson Fury & Billy Joe Saunders herald rise of Gypsy boxers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Boxer Johnny Frankham jailed for ripping off pensioner". Berkshire live. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2021.


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