Jim Hunter (boxer)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Weight | lightweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 40 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Win 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
[edit | edit source]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.[1] 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.[2][3] In 1933 he lost the Scottish lightweight title to Tommy Spiers in a rematch.[4]
His last fight was in 1934, losing to Pat Slavin by points.[1]
References
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- ^ Lonsdale Belt, Boxing's Most Coveted Prize by John Harding
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Scotland Area Title Bouts 1929-79 at boxinghistory.org.uk
- Boxing record for Jim Hunter from BoxRec (registration required) Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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