Johnny Famechon (March 28, 1945 – August 20, 2022) was an Australian featherweight boxer. Famechon was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Moderns category in 2003 and was the third person to be elevated to Legend status in 2012. Famechon was born in Paris, France. He and his mother, father, and younger…
The family of an Australian featherweight boxer born on 28, March 1945, in Paris, France has been flooded with the sudden news of their beloved Johnny Famechon who passed away on 4 August 2022. Notwithstanding, the boxer managed to leave behind an outstanding legacy in his career life as a featherweight champion. He made…
Australian featherweight boxer, Johnny Famechon was born on March 28, 2022, in Paris. In May 1970 in Rome, he faced Mexican Vicente Saldivar to defend his WBC title, and he triumphed in 56 of his 67 professional contests. His accomplishments are still highly regarded, and the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame upgraded Famechon to…
John Famechon, an Australian boxer hailed from France where he migrated from at the age of 5 with his family. He was born on March 28, 1945. As a professional boxer, he had participated in 67 total fights where he won 56 of them, losing 5 and drawing 6. He had 20 knockouts out of…
Not the best of news has hit the boxing world and that of Australia in particular when it was announced that the former featherweight world champion Johnny Famechon has been declared dead at the age of 77. Johnny Famechon passed away on August 4th, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia, and the late world champion will be…
In Paris, France, on March 28, 2022, Jean-Pierre Famechon was given the name Johnny Famechon. He was a boxer in the featherweight division with 20 knockout wins. In 1950, he relocated to Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia, with his family. His first wife Elise, whom he met while attending Essendon Technical School, and he were married…
Johnny Famechon was born on March 28, 1945 in Paris. He was a featherweight boxer with over 56 wins in his professional career. In 1985, Johnny Famechon was honored by being inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. In 1997, he was additionally admitted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in Los Angeles….
Johnny Famechon was born in Paris. When he was five years old, his family relocated from Paris to Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia, a suburb of Melbourne. They were joined by his mother, father, and younger brother. After that, the family relocated to Middle Park, another Melbourne suburb. A few years later, his mother Antoinette and…
Australian featherweight boxer Johnny Famechon (March 28, 1945 – August 20, 2022) passed away. Famechon was born in Paris, France. Famechon became a member of the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame’s Moderns category in 2003, and in 2012, he became the third person to receive the Legend designation. He moved to Ferntree Gully, Victoria,…
Johnny Famechon AM (born Jean-Pierre Famechon; 28 March 1945) was an Australian featherweight boxer. After being inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Moderns category in 2003, Famechon became the third person to be elevated to Legend status in 2012. Famechon was born in Paris, the French capital. He and his mother, father,…
Johnny Famechon was an Australian former featherweight boxer who was born in Paris, France to Antoinette and Andre Famechon. He moved to Australia with his entire family when he was just five years old. Johnny attended Essendon Technical School, and it was that where he met his best friend and brother John Johnson they later…
In Paris, France, on March 28, 1945, Johnny Famechon was born. He relocated from Paris to Ferntree Gully, Australia in 1950, at the age of five, with his mother, father, and younger brother. His mother Antionette and his younger brother Christian later returned to Paris, and the family moved to Middle Park during that time….
Australian featherweight boxer Johnny Famechon was born Jean-Pierre Famechon on March 28, 1945. In the French capital of Paris, Famechon was born. After being inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame’s Moderns category in 2003, Famechon was given Legend status in 2012. At the age of five, he and his parents, older brother,…
