James Dunne (boxer)

James Dunne (14 May 1941 – 3 March 2002) was a British boxer. He fought as Jimmy Dunne and competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated Bienvenido Hita of Cuba, before losing to Rodolfo Arpon of the Philippines.[2]

Jimmy Dunne
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1941-05-14)14 May 1941
Liverpool, England
Died3 March 2002(2002-03-03) (aged 60)
Liverpool, England
Sport
SportBoxing

He won the 1964 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight title, when boxing out of the Maple Leaf ABC.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "James Dunne". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  2. "James Dunne". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 15 January 2022.


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