Francis Ampofo

Francis Ampofo
Statistics
Nickname(s) The Pocket Battleship
Rated at fly/super fly/bantam/super bantamweight
Height 5 ft 1 12 in (1.56 m)
Reach 62 in (157 cm)
Nationality Ghanaian/British
Born 5 June 1967
Kumasi, Ghana
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, Commonwealth bantamweight title against Paul Lloyd, and Ady Lewis, and BBBofC British bantamweight title against Paul Lloyd, Noel Wilders, 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 34 lb (54.8 kg; 8 st 8.8 lb), i.e. featherweight.[1]

References

  1. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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