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]

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

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

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1 fight 0 wins 0 losses
Non-scored 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 0–0 (1)   Muhammad Ali 2 Oct 19, 1971   Royal Albert Hall, London, England Non-scored bout

References

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  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.