Early Life
Originally a coal miner, Mountjoy was brought up just outside Ebbw Vale. A well known player in the valleys as a youth and young man, he won many amateur tournaments including two Welsh Amateur titles and the World Amateur title in 1976, beating Malta's Paul Mifsud 11–1. After the World Amateur victory, he turned professional.
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