Johnny Famechon
Statistics
Real name	Jean-Pierre Famechon
Rated at	Featherweight,
Height	5' 5
Nationality	Australian
Birth date	28 March 1945 (1945-03-28) (age 63)
Birth place	Paris, France
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	67
Wins	56
Wins by KO	20
Losses	5
Draws	6

Johnny Famechon (born March 28, 1945) is an Australian featherweight boxer, who was born as Jean-Pierre Famechon in France. Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of Boxing and Wrestling (Greco-Roman For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. An Orthodox stance in combat sports such as boxing and karate refers to someone who boxes right-handed as opposed to a left-handed fighter who is referred to as a Southpaw. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of Boxing and Wrestling (Greco-Roman Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. He moved to Australia in 1950 aged five. Over his twenty-year career he became known as a tough fighter, a career record of 56 wins (20 by KO), 6 draws and 5 losses.

His first major win was over Les Dunn to become Victorian Featherweight champion in 1964, then he was Commonwealth featherweight champion in 1967 after defeating the Scot, Johnny O'Brien. Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of Boxing and Wrestling (Greco-Roman John Thomas O'Brien (born December 11, 1930 in South Amboy New Jersey) is a former backup Second baseman in Major League Baseball He became WBC featherweight champion on January 21, 1969 after he defeated the Cuban Jose Legra on points at the Albert Hall in London. The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of Boxing and Wrestling (Greco-Roman Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jose Legra (born 19 April, 1943 in Baracoa, Cuba) is a former professional boxer in the Featherweight division The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known

He defended his crown against Fighting Harada of Japan and won in a controversial decision; he won against Harada in Japan six months later, knocking him out in the fourteenth round. Masahiko Harada (born April 23, 1943 in Tokyo Japan) better known as Fighting Harada, is a former world Boxing champion He lost a close bout in Rome to Mexican Vicente Saldivar on 9 May 1970, retiring afterwards. A 5'3" Southpaw, Vicente Saldivar was a dynamo in the ring Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

He was trained by Ambrose Palmer throughout his professional career and never fought as an amateur. Ambrose Palmer (16 October 1910 &ndash October 1990 was an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the VFL. He lives in Melbourne, Australia - part of the time in the suburb of Aspendale. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Aspendale may refer to Aspendale Victoria in Australia Aspendale (Kenton in Delaware U He is the only World featherweight champion never to have been knocked out.

Reach: 66
Height: 5' 5½" (166cm)

In 1971, he wrote an autobiography called Fammo. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write"

Famechon was the first Melburnian to become King of Moomba in 1970 when appointed by the Moomba festival committee. For the fictional creature from the Final Fantasy series see Races of Final Fantasy. ^[1]Ĭ

He was badly injured when hit by a car whilst jogging outside Sydney's Warwick Farm racecourse in 1991, which resulted in horrific injuries. Warwick Farm Racecourse is a racecourse at Warwick Farm a south-west Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In December of 1993 Ragnar Purje introduced himself to John and his fiance Glenys Bussey. Ragnar informed John and Glenys that he had a theory pertaining to Acquired Brain Injury neurological rehabilitation. Ragnar explained that his theory was formulated through his extensive Goju Karate studies and training as well as his academic training in psychology, counselling, physical education and sport science. With encouragement from John, Glenys and John's personal physician Ragnar began applying his theory and his Acquired Brain Injury neurological rehabilitation almost immediately. The program was intense and demanding. After three months of this program John took his first steps. From there John has never looked back. John now walks unaided with the use of a walking stick. His speech and his memory have improved. His significant intellect and his immense insights is a wonder to behold. It is very clear that the same discipline and dedication which made him a world boxing champion has been evident in what he has achieved outside of the ring. John is now clearly a world champion in rehabilitation. It's interesting to note that following his accident, John informed Glenys that he would not marry her until he could walk her down the aisle. John walked down the aisle with Glenys when he married her in June 1997.

John Famechon was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in Los Angeles in 1997. The modern World Boxing Hall of Fame (WBHF is located in Riverside, California, United States, in Southern California Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

Reference sources

• Talk to Johnny Famechon / Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame

Preceded by Jose Legra

WBC Featherweight Champion 21 Jan 1969– 9 May 1970. Jose Legra (born 19 April, 1943 in Baracoa, Cuba) is a former professional boxer in the Featherweight division List of WBC world champions is a table showing the world champions certificated by World Boxing Council (WBC

Succeeded by Vicente Saldivar

External links

• Professional boxing record for Johnny Famechon from Boxrec

A 5'3" Southpaw, Vicente Saldivar was a dynamo in the ring BoxReccom is a website dedicated to keep updated records of professional boxers, both male and female.

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