Frankie Jones (12 February 1933 – 1991) born in

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was a Scottish

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of the 1950s and '60s, who won the

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(BBBofC) Scottish Area flyweight title, BBBofC British flyweight title, and British Empire flyweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.

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to , i.e.

Genealogical information

Frankie Jones had two daughters Jean and Isabel and twin boys Alan and Stewart. He also had a grandson Clifford, and granddaughter Carly, and two great

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Dillon and Leah, the children of Clifford.

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1933 births Bantamweight boxers Flyweight boxers Scottish male boxers Sportspeople from Stirling (council area) 1991 deaths 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-boxing-bio-stub