SPORT & NOTE
James BOYD

Male

(aka Jim Boyd)
(James Felton Boyd)
Light-Heavyweight, USA, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Born: November 30, 1930
Died: January 25, 1997
Height: 5ft 11in, mt 1,80

as an amateur:
1956 National Golden Gloves light-heavyweight champion
1956 Melbourne, Australia, Olympic Games light-heavyweight gold medal


Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1956
Melbourne, Australia, Olympic Games gold medal, 81 kg
+ Nov. 29Rodolfo DiazMelbourne, Australia WPTS
+ Nov. 30Romualdas MurauskasMelbourne, Australia WPTS
+ Dec. 1Gheorghe NegreaMelbourne, Australia WPTS

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1959
= Feb. 26Eddie VickSunnyside, United StatesDraw 4
= Apr. 30Clay ThomasSunnyside, United StatesDraw 6
1960
+ Feb. 2Ray CordayBel Air, United States W 4
- Apr. 2Ray CordayBaltimore, United States L 4
1961
Inactive
1962
= May 23Otha BrownMiami Beach, United States Draw 10
+ Aug. 6Julius DickensColumbus, United States KO 7
- Sept. 10Otha BrownColumbus, United States L 10

 

Summary

Total bouts: 7, Won: 2 (1 inside the limit), Lost: 2 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 3, NC: 0