Jim Hunter (boxer)
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Jim Hunter | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | lightweight |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 40 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Wins by KO | 11 |
| Losses | 19 |
| Draws | 1 |
Jim Hunter was a British boxer who was Scottish lightweight champion between 1930 and 1933. He held residence in Dunfermline, Scotland.[1]
Career
Jim Hunter made his professional boxing debut in 1919, defeating fellow debutant Billy Jones by KO. Hunter defeated Alistair McInroy in 1930 to become Scottish area lightweight[2]. He went on to fight Johnny Cuthbert for the British lightweight title in 1932 at the White City Stadium in Glasgow but lost by KO in the tenth round[3][4]. In 1933 he lost the Scottish lightweight title to Tommy Spiers in a rematch.[5]
His last fight was in 1934, losing to Pat Slavin by points.[6]
References
- ^ "[1]", BoxRec
- ^ "[2]", BoxRec
- ^ "[3]", Lonsdale Belt, Boxing's Most Coveted Prize, by John Harding
- ^ "Johnny Cuthbert Beats Volante". Dundee Courier. 2 February 1932. Retrieved 27 August 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ^ "[4]", BoxRec
External links
- Scotland Area Title Bouts 1929-79 at boxinghistory.org.uk
- Career record at boxrec.com
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