Jimmy Lloyd (boxer)

James Lloyd (5 July 1939 – 22 March 2013) was an English boxer. He won a bronze medal in the welterweight division at the 1960 Olympics, losing in the semifinals to the eventual winner Nino Benvenuti.[1] He fought under the names Jim Lloyd and Jimmy Lloyd.

For the American rockabilly singer, see Jimmie Logsdon.

Jimmy Lloyd
Lloyd (left) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1939-07-05)5 July 1939
Liverpool, England
Died22 March 2013(2013-03-22) (aged 73)
Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubArmy Boxing Association
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1960 Rome Welterweight

Biography

Lloyd won the 1962 Amateur Boxing Association British light-middleweight title, when boxing for the army.[2][3] After winning the light middleweight title he turned professional and retired in 1966 with a record of 10 wins, 7 losses and 3 draws.[1]

Lloyd took up boxing following his two elder brothers. In the early 1960s he served in the British Army and later worked as a truck driver and security guard. He co-founded a boxing club in Skelmersdale and for 35 years trained young boxers there.[4] He died of a heart attack, aged 73, and was survived by four children.[5] His grandson James Lloyd was named after him, and now currently competes for Cambridge University Boxing Club.

References
  1. Boxing record for Jimmy Lloyd from BoxRec (registration required)
  2. "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. "Liverpool's A.B.A. title double". Liverpool Echo. 28 April 1962. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Jim Lloyd Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  5. Boxing mourns the passing of Olympic bronze medallist Jim Lloyd. liverpoolecho.co.uk (25 March 2013)


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