Francis "The Pocket Battleship" Ampofo (born 5 June 1967) is a Ghanaian born British former

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who competed from 1990 to 2002. He challenged once for the

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title in 1994. At regional level, he held the

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flyweight title twice between 1991 and 1994, and the

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flyweight title twice between 1993 and 1995.

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* 1967 births Bantamweight boxers Flyweight boxers Ghanaian male boxers Living people Sportspeople from Kumasi Super-bantamweight boxers Super-flyweight boxers British male boxers {{Ghana-boxing-bio-stub