James Lloyd (boxer)
James Lloyd 
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| Data | |
| Birth Name | James Lloyd |
| Weight class | medium weight |
| nationality | British |
| birthday | July 5, 1939 |
| place of birth | Liverpool |
| Date of death | March 22, 2013 |
| Place of death | Skelmersdale |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 20th |
| Victories | 10 |
| Knockout victories | 4th |
| Defeats | 7th |
| draw | 3 |
James Lloyd (born July 5, 1939 in Liverpool , † March 22, 2013 in Skelmersdale ) was a British boxer .
career
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome , Lloyd won the bronze medal in the welterweight division . After victories over Mohamed Faragalla, Sudan (KO 2nd), Vasile Neagu, Romania (KO 2nd), and Phil Baldwin, USA (3: 2), he lost to the Italian Nino Benvenuti on points (3: 2) in the semi-finals . He also started at the European Championships in 1961 , but was eliminated here in the quarter-finals against the later silver medalist Hans-Dieter Neidel , GDR . After Lloyd had become British light middleweight champion (-71 kg) in 1962 , he decided to become a professional.
The greatest success of his subsequent four-year professional career was winning the “BBBofC South Area” championship in May 1965 by winning points over Dennis Read .
Individual evidence
Web links
- James Lloyd in the BoxRec database
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lloyd, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22th of March 2013 |
| Place of death | Skelmersdale |