Johnny Famechon
| Johnny Famechon | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Jean-Pierre Famechon |
| Rated at | Featherweight |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born |
28 March 1945 Paris, France |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 67 |
| Wins | 56 |
| Wins by KO | 20 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 6 |
Johnny Famechon (born Jean-Pierre Famechon 28 March 1945 in Paris, France) is a former Australian featherweight boxer.
Johnny was the 2003 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Moderns catergory and was the 3rd to be elevated to Legand status in 2012.
Famechon moved to Australia in 1950 at the age of five. Over his twenty-year career he developed a reputation for being a skilled boxer whose strength was his defence. His 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 John O'Brien. He became Lineal and WBC featherweight champion on 21 January 1969 after he defeated the Cuban Jose Legra on points at the Albert Hall in London.
He defended his WBC featherweight title against Fighting Harada of Japan and won in a controversial points decision. In the rematch for the world title, against Harada in Japan six months later, Famechon decisively won by knocking Harada out in the fourteenth round.
He defended his WBC title on 9 May 1970 in Rome to Mexican Vicente Saldivar and after losing the fight in a close points decision, he retired soon afterwards.
He was trained by Ambrose Palmer throughout his professional career and never fought as an amateur.
Famechon was the first Melburnian to become King of Moomba in 1970 when appointed by the Moomba festival committee.
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