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James Dunne (boxer)

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British boxer

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

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. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated Bienvenido Hita of Cuba, before losing to Rodolfo Arpon of the Philippines.

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

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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