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James Beal (boxer)

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Jimmy Beal
BornJames Brian Beal
(1929-01-29)29 January 1929
Invercargill, New Zealand
Died1 October 1996(1996-10-01) (aged 67)
ResidenceBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70.9 kg (156 lb; 11 st 2 lb)
DivisionMiddleweight
Professional boxing record
Total8
Wins3
By knockout2
Losses5
By knockout2
Draws0
Other information
OccupationBoxer, artist
Spouse
Colleen Beal
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(m. 1967)​
Children2
Boxing record from BoxRec
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's boxing
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1950 Auckland Middleweight

James Brian Beal (13 January 1929 – 1 October 1996) was a New Zealand boxer. He won the silver medal in the men's middleweight division at the 1950 British Empire Games.[1]

Beal moved to Australia and continued boxing in Melbourne (he trained at Palmers Gym Footscray), Sydney, and Brisbane. While boxing he also worked on the wharfs in Melbourne. When he retired from boxing Beal owned and operated a signwriting business in Crows Nest, North Sydney. Beal married Colleen in 1967, they had two boys John and Guy. Beal and his family moved to Brisbane in 1970. Beal had always loved drawing with Indian Ink and oil painting and was a member of the Redcliffe Art Society.

The last few years of his life he travelled throughout Australia, painting portraits of Australians and landscapes. He also competed in fun runs in Sydney and Brisbane.

Professional boxing record

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3 wins (2 knockouts, 1 decisions), 5 losses (2 knockouts, 3 decisions), 0 draws[2]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 3–5 New Zealand Jack O'Leary KO 7, (15) 12 May 1952 New Zealand Royal Wanganui Opera House, Wanganui, New Zealand vacant New Zealand Boxing Association middleweight title
Loss 2–5 Australia George Kapeen TKO 3, (12) 12 January 1952 Australia Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Loss 2–4 Australia Don 'Bronco' Johnson KO 3, (12) 1:12 20 August 1951 Australia Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Win 2–3 EstoniaAustralia Johnny Virm PTS 12 10 November 1950 Australia Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Loss 1–3 Australia Jack Smith PTS 10 27 July 1950 Australia Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Loss 1–2 Australia Al Bourke PTS 8 6 May 1950 Australia West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Loss 1–1 Australia Snowy Boyd PTS 12 29 April 1950 Australia West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Win 1–0 Australia Cliff Kenworthy KO 6, (8) 24 March 1950 Australia West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

References

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  1. ^ James Beal at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  2. ^ "Boxrec Record". Boxrec. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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