Johnny Frankham
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Nationality | British (English) |
Born | Reading, Berkshire | 6 June 1948
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Sport | boxing |
Johnny Frankham (born 6 June 1948) is an English former professional boxer who was the British light-heavyweight champion in 1975.[1] Frankham is a 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]
References[]
- ^ "Profile". BoxRec. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Jimmy Smallwood (12 October 2013). "Tyson Fury & Billy Joe Saunders herald rise of Gypsy boxers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Boxer Johnny Frankham jailed for ripping off pensioner". Berkshire live. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
Categories:
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Light-heavyweight boxers
- English Romani people
- English male boxers
- Romani sportspeople
- English boxing biography stubs