Jimmy Lloyd (boxer)
James Lloyd (5 July 1939 – 22 March 2013) was an English boxer. He won a bronze medal in the welterweight division at the 1960 Olympics, losing in the semifinals to the eventual winner Nino Benvenuti.[1] He fought under the names Jim Lloyd and Jimmy Lloyd.
 Lloyd (left) at the 1960 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 July 1939 Liverpool, England | |||||||||||
| Died | 22 March 2013 (aged 73) Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||
| Club | Army Boxing Association | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Lloyd won the 1962 Amateur Boxing Association British light-middleweight title, when boxing for the army.[2][3] After winning the light middleweight title he turned professional and retired in 1966 with a record of 10 wins, 7 losses and 3 draws.[1]
Lloyd took up boxing aged 9, following his two elder brothers into the sport. In the early 1960s he served and boxed for the British Army and later worked as a mechanic, welder, lorry driver and security guard. In the late 1960's, he co-founded Skelmersdale Amateur Boxing Club with his older brother, Alan Lloyd and for 35 years trained young boxers there.[4] He died of a heart attack, aged 73, and is survived by four children.[5]
References
- Boxing record for Jimmy Lloyd from BoxRec (registration required)
- "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- "Liverpool's A.B.A. title double". Liverpool Echo. 28 April 1962. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Jim Lloyd Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- Boxing mourns the passing of Olympic bronze medallist Jim Lloyd. liverpoolecho.co.uk (25 March 2013)
