Jim Hunter (boxer)

Jim Hunter was a British boxer who was Scottish lightweight champion between 1930 and 1933. He held residence in Dunfermline, Scotland.[1]

Jim Hunter
Statistics
Weight(s)lightweight
NationalityBritish
Boxing record
Total fights40
Wins20
Wins by KO11
Losses19
Draws1

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.[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

  1. "BoxRec - Jim Hunter". boxrec.com.
  2. Lonsdale Belt, Boxing's Most Coveted Prize by John Harding
  3. "Johnny Cuthbert Beats Volante". Dundee Courier. 2 February 1932. Retrieved 27 August 2015 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Mysterious spelling of Speirs Centre". Alloa Advertiser. 15 October 2014.


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