Featherweight · France

Johnny Famechon

56-5-6 20 KO · 1961–1970

Updated · Sources: Wikidata, English Wikipedia, Wikipedia (ja)

Johnny Famechon was a featherweight boxer from France, born Mar 28, 1945. Record 56-5-6 with 20 knockouts over 1961–1970. World titles: WBC featherweight (1969–1970). Johnny Famechon last fought Vicente Saldivar on May 9, 1970 and lost by UD over 15 rounds.

Also: Джонні Фамешон · جونى فاميتشون · جوني فاميتشون
+2 moreジョニー・ファメション · Jean-Pierre Famechon
BornMar 28, 1945
DiedAug 4, 2022
Country🇫🇷 France, 🇦🇺 Australia
StanceOrthodox
Height165 cm
DebutJun 9, 1961
Career1961–1970
Rounds boxed624
KO share36%
Born inParis, France
TitlesWBC featherweight · 1969–1970
Boxerbook rating1878 ± 285 · inactive since May 1970Why here ›
Confirmed bouts5 of 67

Career record

Record
56-5-6, 20 KOs · 1961–1970

Last result

L
Vicente Saldivar 🇲🇽
Lost WBC and The Ring featherweight titles
UD 15/15 · PalaEur, Rome, 🇮🇹
1970-05-09 ›
✓✓ two sources

The record

67 bouts, 1961–1970, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 67, Wikipedia (ja) · 2

L
Vicente Saldivar 🇲🇽
Lost WBC and The Ring featherweight titles
UD 15/15 · PalaEur, Rome, 🇮🇹
Famechon 56-4-6 · Saldivar 35-1-0
1970-05-09 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Arnold Taylor 🇿🇦
PTS 10/10 · Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Famechon 55-4-6 · Taylor 17-3-1
1970-04-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Fighting Harada 🇯🇵
Retained WBC and The Ring featherweight titles
KO 14/15 · Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo, 🇯🇵
Famechon 54-4-6 · Harada 56-6-0
1970-01-06 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Pete Gonzalez
KO 3/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Famechon 53-4-6 · Gonzalez —
1969-12-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Miguel Herrera
PTS 10/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Famechon 52-4-6 · Herrera —
1969-11-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Fighting Harada 🇯🇵
Retained WBC and The Ring featherweight titles
PTS 15/15 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Famechon 51-4-6 · Harada 55-5-0
1969-07-28 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Jimmy Anderson 🇬🇧
PTS 10/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Famechon 50-4-6 · Anderson —
1969-05-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Giovanni Girgenti 🇮🇹
PTS 10/10 · Hilton Hotel Mayfair, London, 🇬🇧
Famechon 49-4-6 · Girgenti —
1969-04-21 ›
✓ one source
W
José Jiménez
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 48-4-6 · Jiménez —
1969-03-21 ›
✓ one source
W
José Legrá 🇨🇺
Won WBC and vacant The Ring featherweight titles
PTS 15/15 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Famechon 47-4-6 · Legrá 105-5-4
1969-01-21 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Nevio Carbi 🇮🇹
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 46-4-6 · Carbi —
1968-10-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy McGrandle
Retained Commonwealth British Empire featherweight title
TKO 12/15 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 45-4-6 · McGrandle —
1968-09-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Vincenzo Pitardi
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 44-4-6 · Pitardi —
1968-07-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Freddie Rengifo
TKO 10/10 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Famechon 43-4-6 · Rengifo —
1968-07-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Bobby Valdez
Recognized in Australia only as for the vacant World featherweight title
DQ 13/15 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Famechon 42-4-6 · Valdez —
1968-05-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Antonio Herrera
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 41-4-6 · Herrera —
1968-04-05 ›
✓ one source
D
René Roque 🇫🇷
PTS 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Famechon 41-4-5 · Roque —
1968-03-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Isao Ichihara
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 40-4-5 · Ichihara —
1968-02-16 ›
✓ one source
W
John O'Brien 🇬🇧
Won Commonwealth British Empire featherweight title
TKO 11/15 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 39-4-5 · O'Brien —
1967-11-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Michel Houdeau
TKO 6/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 38-4-5 · Houdeau —
1967-10-20 ›
✓ one source
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W
Don Johnson
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 37-4-5 · Johnson —
1967-09-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Gilberto Biondi
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 36-4-5 · Biondi —
1967-07-21 ›
✓ one source
W
James Skelton
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 35-4-5 · Skelton —
1967-07-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Lothar Abend 🇩🇪
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 34-4-5 · Abend —
1967-05-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Roberto Wong
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 33-4-5 · Wong —
1967-04-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Andrea Silanos
KO 2/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 32-4-5 · Silanos —
1967-03-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Giovanni Girgenti 🇮🇹
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 31-4-5 · Girgenti —
1967-01-20 ›
✓ one source
D
Giovanni Girgenti 🇮🇹
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 31-4-4 · Girgenti —
1966-12-09 ›
✓ one source
W
José Caetano dos Santos
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 30-4-4 · Santos —
1966-10-07 ›
✓ one source
D
Domenico Chiloiro 🇮🇹
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 30-4-3 · Chiloiro —
1966-06-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Noel Kunde
TKO 4/12 · Festival Hall, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Famechon 29-4-3 · Kunde —
1966-05-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Domenico Chiloiro 🇮🇹
Retained Australian featherweight title
PTS 15/15 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 28-4-3 · Chiloiro —
1966-04-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Noel Kunde
TKO 8/12 · Festival Hall, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Famechon 27-4-3 · Kunde —
1966-03-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Carmelo Coscia
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 26-4-3 · Coscia —
1966-02-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Mario Sitri 🇮🇹
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 25-4-3 · Sitri —
1966-02-11 ›
✓ one source
L
Gilberto Biondi
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 25-3-3 · Biondi —
1965-10-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Harold Hopkins
TKO 4/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 24-3-3 · Hopkins —
1965-10-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Max Murphy
Retained Australian featherweight title
KO 7/15 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 23-3-3 · Murphy —
1965-09-24 ›
✓ one source
L
Max Murphy
PTS 12/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Famechon 23-2-3 · Murphy —
1965-06-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Singtong Por Tor
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 22-2-3 · Tor —
1965-06-11 ›
✓ one source
D
Domenico Chiloiro 🇮🇹
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 22-2-2 · Chiloiro —
1965-06-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Domenico Chiloiro 🇮🇹
Retained Australian featherweight title
PTS 15/15 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 21-2-2 · Chiloiro —
1965-03-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Males
TKO 6/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Famechon 20-2-2 · Males —
1965-02-08 ›
✓ one source
W
Pat Gonzales
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 19-2-2 · Gonzales —
1964-11-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Oliver Taylor 🇦🇺
Won vacant Australian featherweight title
PTS 15/15 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 18-2-2 · Taylor —
1964-09-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Max Murphy
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 17-2-2 · Murphy —
1964-08-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Arthur Clarke
TKO 9/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 16-2-2 · Clarke —
1964-08-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Les Dunn
Won Victoria State featherweight title
TKO 10/15 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 15-2-2 · Dunn —
1964-05-22 ›
✓ one source
L
Dion Murphy 🇳🇿
PTS 10/10 · Christchurch, Canterbury, 🇳🇿
Famechon 15-1-2 · Murphy —
1964-04-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Jake Gulino
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 14-1-2 · Gulino —
1964-03-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Evans
TKO 7/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 13-1-2 · Evans —
1964-02-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Jake Gulino
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 12-1-2 · Gulino —
1963-11-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Osei Renner
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 11-1-2 · Renner —
1963-10-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Smith
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 10-1-2 · Smith —
1963-10-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Roy Spackman
PTS 8/8 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 9-1-2 · Spackman —
1963-09-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Bobby Daldy
PTS 8/8 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 8-1-2 · Daldy —
1963-08-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Kevin Bell
PTS 8/8 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 7-1-2 · Bell —
1963-07-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Bobby Daldy
PTS 6/6 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 6-1-2 · Daldy —
1963-04-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Ken Eswards
KO 6/6 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 5-1-2 · Eswards —
1963-03-08 ›
✓ one source
W
Roy Spackman
PTS 6/6 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 4-1-2 · Spackman —
1962-11-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Nicky Wells
TKO 3/4 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 3-1-2 · Wells —
1962-10-05 ›
✓ one source
L
Roy Spackman
PTS 6/6 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 3-0-2 · Spackman —
1962-06-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Gordon Crooks
TKO 2/6 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 2-0-2 · Crooks —
1962-06-01 ›
✓ one source
D
Brian Levier
PTS 4/4 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 2-0-1 · Levier —
1962-04-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Peter Barnes
KO 4/4 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 1-0-1 · Barnes —
1961-09-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Salvatore Casabene
TKO 2/4 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 0-0-1 · Casabene —
1961-08-04 ›
✓ one source
D
Sammy Lang
PTS 3/3 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Famechon 0-0-0 · Lang —
1961-06-09 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

WBCFeatherweight
1969-01-21 – 1970-05-09

Facts

What is Johnny Famechon's record?
Johnny Famechon's professional record is 56-5-6 with 20 knockouts.
Who did Johnny Famechon fight last?
Johnny Famechon last fought Vicente Saldivar on May 9, 1970 and lost by UD over 15 rounds.
Which world titles has Johnny Famechon held?
Johnny Famechon has held 1 world title reign: WBC featherweight (1969–1970).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 934 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/934. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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