James "Bukom Fire" Armah (born 11 March 1976) is a Ghanaian

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s who won the

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featherweight title, Commonwealth lightweight title, and Commonwealth super featherweight title, and was a challenger for the WBO Asia Pacific light welterweight title (twice), WBO Oriental light welterweight title, and WBA Pan African light welterweight title, against Chad Bennett.James Armah
profile at BoxRec His professional fighting weight varied from

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to light middleweight. After marrying, he and his wife decided in 2017 to move to Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, where his wife has family. In Grafton, Armah became involved with the local amateur boxing club.Matthew Elkerton
" champion has passion for our juniors"
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