Johnny Armour (born 26 October 1968 in
Chatham, Kent) is an
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amateur flyweight
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and
professional
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super fly/
bantam/
super bantam/
featherweight
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boxer of the 1990s and 2000s.
As an amateur he won the 1990
Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) flyweight title, against
Paul Ingle
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ABC),
boxing out of
St Marys ABCbr>
(
Chatham, Kent).
As a professional he won the
European Boxing Union (EBU)
bantamweight title,
World Boxing Union
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(WBU) bantamweight title, and
Commonwealth bantamweight title, and was a challenger for the
World Boxing Union
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(WBU) super bantamweight title against
Carlos Navarro
His professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.
super flyweight to , i.e.
featherweight
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Professional boxing
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.
Johnny Armour was trained by
Collin Moorcroft
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, and managed by
Terry Toole.
Education:
Fort Luton Secondary School in Chatham, Kent, 1980 to 1985.
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Image - Johnny Armour
1968 births
Bantamweight boxers
English male boxers
Featherweight boxers
Flyweight boxers
Living people
Sportspeople from Chatham, Kent
Super-bantamweight boxers
Super-flyweight boxers
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