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McKENNA TRIBUTE

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EBA correspondent

I AM sorry to report the death of Johnny McKenna, Essex EBA’s first-ever President. The current Punch Lines, Essex’s monthly newsletter, describes Johnny as “very likeable” and records that he had been ill for some time.

Johnny was born in Southend and boxed as an amateur with Southend BC. He boxed pro between 1961 and 1967 and had 35 bouts at feather

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