Francis Ampofo

Francis Ampofo
Born	(1967-06-05) 5 June 1967 Kumasi, Ghana
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.

External links

• Boxing record for Francis Ampofo from BoxRec (registration required)