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Jim Kelly (boxer)

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Jim "Spider" Kelly
Born25 February 1912
Derry, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Other namesSpider
Statistics
Weight(s)feather/light/welter/middleweight
Boxing record
Total fights168
Wins120 (KO 26)
Losses35 (KO 14)
Draws12
No contests1

Jim "Spider" Kelly (25 February 1912 – death unknown) born in Derry was an Irish professional feather/light/welter/middleweight boxer of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s who won the Irish flyweight title, British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Northern Ireland Area featherweight title, BBBofC British featherweight title, and British Empire featherweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 125+34 lb (57.0 kg; 8 st 13.8 lb), i.e. Featherweight to 148+12 lb (67.4 kg; 10 st 8.5 lb), i.e. Middleweight.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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