Jim West (boxer)

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Jim West
Born
James West

13 February 1954
New South Wales, Australia
Died20 December 2015 (aged 61)
NationalityAustralian
Other namesBig
Statistics
Weight(s)fly/super fly/bantam/super bantam/feather/super feather/light/light welter/welterweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights81
Wins44 (KO 19)
Losses30 (KO 3)
Draws7

"Big" Jim West (13 February 1954 – 20 December 2015) was an Australian professional fly/super fly/bantam/super bantam/feather/super feather/light/light welter/welterweight boxer of the 1970s and '80s who won the Australian flyweight title, New South Wales (Australia) State bantamweight title, Australian super featherweight title, and Commonwealth flyweight title, and was a challenger for the Australian bantamweight title against Brian Roberts[1], Australian lightweight title against Matt Ropis[2], Australian super featherweight title against Paul Ferreri, New South Wales (Australia) State lightweight title against Willie Tarika[3], and New South Wales (Australia) State light welterweight title against Gary Rosen[4], his professional fighting weight varied from 110 lb (50 kg; 7 st 12 lb), i.e. flyweight to 143+1⁄4 lb (65.0 kg; 10 st 3.3 lb), i.e. welterweight,[1] he died in Sydney.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Former Commonwealth champion Big Jim West passes". fightnews.com. 23 December 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

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