Francis Ampofo
Francis Ampofo | |
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Born | Kumasi, Ghana | 5 June 1967
Nationality | Ghanaian/British |
Other names | The Pocket Battleship |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | fly/super fly/bantam/super bantamweight |
Height | 5 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.56 m) |
Reach | 62 in (157 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 28 |
Wins | 17 (KO 12) |
Losses | 11 (KO 2) |
Francis "The Pocket Battleship" Ampofo (born 5 June 1967, in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian/British professional fly/super fly/bantam/super bantamweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s, who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British flyweight title, International Boxing Organization (IBO) Inter-Continental bantamweight title, and Commonwealth flyweight title (twice), and was a challenger for World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight title against Jacob Matlala, BBBofC Southern Area bantamweight title against Vince Feeney[1], Commonwealth bantamweight title against Paul Lloyd, and Ady Lewis, and BBBofC British bantamweight title against Paul Lloyd, Noel Wilders[2], and Ady Lewis, and World Boxing Union bantamweight title against Johnny Armour (3 times), his professional fighting weight varied from 111 lb (50 kg; 7 st 13 lb), i.e. flyweight to 120+3⁄4 lb (54.8 kg; 8 st 8.8 lb), i.e. featherweight.[1]
References
- ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
- Boxing record for Francis Ampofo from BoxRec (registration required)