Jim Hunter (boxer) explained

Jim Hunter
Weight:lightweight
Nationality:British
Total:40
Wins:20
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

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BoxRec - Jim Hunter. boxrec.com.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=8Gn2DAAAQBAJ&dq=scottish+lightweight+%22jim+hunter%22&pg=PT137 Lonsdale Belt, Boxing's Most Coveted Prize
  3. News: Johnny Cuthbert Beats Volante . Dundee Courier . 2 February 1932 . 27 August 2015 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  4. News: Mysterious spelling of Speirs Centre . Alloa Advertiser . 15 October 2014 .