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Jim Hunter (boxer)

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

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

Career

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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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  1. ^ a b c "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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