James Armah Explained

James Armah
Nickname:Bukom Fire
Weight:feather/super feather/light/light welter/welter/light middleweight
Reach:700NaN0
Nationality:Ghanaian
Birth Date:11 March 1976
Birth Place:Accra, Ghana
Style:Orthodox
Total:23
Wins:19 (KO 9)
Losses:4 (KO 3)

James "Bukom Fire" Armah (born 11 March 1976) is a Ghanaian professional boxer of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s who won the African Boxing Union featherweight title, Commonwealth lightweight title, and Commonwealth super featherweight title, and was a challenger for the WBO Asia Pacific light welterweight title (twice), WBO Oriental light welterweight title, and WBA Pan African light welterweight title, against Chad Bennett.[1] His professional fighting weight varied from featherweight to light middleweight.[2]

After marrying, he and his wife decided in 2017 to move to Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, where his wife has family. In Grafton, Armah became involved with the local amateur boxing club.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=51945&cat=boxer James Armah
  2. Web site: Statistics at boxrec.com. boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. 1 January 2013.
  3. Matthew Elkerton, " champion has passion for our juniors", The Daily Examiner, 18 February 2017.