Frank Johnson (boxer)

Frank "Golden Boy" Johnson (27 November 1928^[1] – 7 June 1970) born in Manchester was an English professional feather/light/welter/middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s 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.^[2] Frank Johnson was trained and managed by Jack Bates, and promoted by Jack Solomons.^[3]

Frank Johnson
Born	Frank Williamson 27 November 1928 Withington, Manchester, England
Died	7 June 1970 (aged 41)
Nationality	English
Other names	Golden Boy
Statistics
Weight(s)	feather/light/welter/middleweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Boxing record
Total fights	58
Wins	47 (KO 26)
Losses	11 (KO 1)

Genealogical information

The rear side of Frank Williamson's is inscribed with Johnson's championship titles and a picture of a pair of boxing gloves

Frank Johnson (born Frank Williamson, but adopted the surname Johnson, from notable Manchester boxer Len Johnson) was the younger brother of Rita L. Williamson (birth registered January→March 1922 in Southport), and the 1942 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-A flyweight champion, boxing out of Manchester County ABC,^[4] 1945 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) lightweight champion, boxing out of Manchester YMCA ABC^[5] and BBBofC Central Area welterweight champion boxer Jackie Braddock (birth registered July→September 1927 in Manchester North, born John 'Jackie' Williamson, but adopted the surname Braddock, from world heavyweight champion boxer James J. Braddock), and was the older brother of Hilda Williamson (birth registered January→March 1930 in Manchester South).

Death

Frank Johnson died in June 1970, aged 41, and was buried in Southern Cemetery, Manchester.^[6][7]