Billy Famous (born in
Lagos
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), is a
Nigerian
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professional
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light
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light welterweight boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
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of the 1970s and '80s who won Nigerian lightweight title, Nigerian light welterweight title,
African Boxing Union
The African Boxing Union (ABU; French: ) is a not-for-profit regional sanctioning body that awards regional boxing titles in the African region. It is a boxing federation within the World Boxing Council (WBC), being affiliated with them since 19 ...
(ABU) light welterweight title, and
Commonwealth lightweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.
lightweight
Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.
Boxing
Professional boxing
The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing.
Notable lightweight ...
to , i.e.
light welterweight.
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Image - Billy Famous
Year of birth missing (living people)
Light-welterweight boxers
Lightweight boxers
African Boxing Union champions
Boxers from Lagos
Nigerian male boxers
Living people
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