Person Open DS/UK/18995 Johnson; Frank (1928-1970); English lightweight boxer Johnson Frank 1928-1970 English lightweight boxer Male

Frank "Golden Boy" Johnson (27 November 1928 — 7 June 1970 (aged 41)) born in Manchester was an English professional feather/light/welter/middleweight boxer of the 1940s and '50s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Central Area lightweight title, BBBofC British lightweight title, and British Empire lightweight title, and was a challenger for the British Empire lightweight title against Pat Ford, and BBBofC British welterweight title against Peter Waterman his professional fighting weight varied from 124 lb (56 kg; 8 st 12 lb), i.e. featherweight to 149 lb (68 kg; 10 st 9 lb), i.e. middleweight. Johnson was trained and managed by Jack Bates, and promoted by Jack Solomons. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 7/4/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 3e4731f2-a81e-4d33-a739-abcf90c5330c