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English boxer (born 1968) For the Canadian Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, see John Douglas Armour.

Johnny Armour
Born (1968-10-26) 26 October 1968 (age 56)
Chatham, Kent, England
NationalityEnglish
Statistics
Weight(s)fly/super fly/bantam/super bantam/featherweight
Height5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.64 m)
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins31 (KO 17)
Losses3 (KO 2)

Johnny Armour (born 26 October 1968 in Chatham, Kent) is an English amateur flyweight and professional super fly/bantam/super bantam/featherweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s.

As an amateur he won the 1990 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) flyweight title, against Paul Ingle (Scarborough ABC), boxing out of St Marys ABC (Chatham, Kent).

As a professional he won the European Boxing Union (EBU) bantamweight title, World Boxing Union (WBU) bantamweight title, and Commonwealth bantamweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Union (WBU) super bantamweight title against Carlos Navarro.

His professional fighting weight varied from 115 lb (52 kg; 8 st 3 lb), i.e. super flyweight to 125 lb (56.7 kg; 8 st 13.0 lb), i.e. featherweight.

Johnny Armour was trained by Collin Moorcroft, and managed by Terry Toole.

Education: Fort Luton Secondary School in Chatham, Kent, 1980 to 1985.

References

  1. "103rd ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Biography at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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