Jim McAuley
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) |
| Born | c.1947[1] Northern Ireland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Event | Bantamweight |
| Club | Immaculata BC, Belfast |
Jim McAuley (born c.1947) is a former boxer from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
McAuley was a paper cutter by profession in 1966 and a member of the Immaculata Amateur Boxing Club in Belfast.[2] He represented Ireland at international level.[3]
In April 1966 he won the Ulster senior chamionship,[4] which helped him gain selection by the Empire Games committee for the forthcoming Games.[5]
McAuley represented the 1966 Northern Irish Team[6] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[7] participating in the 54kg bantamweight category.[8]
McAuley turned professional in 1967[9] and boxed in 20 bouts between 1967 and 1977.[10]
References
- ^ "no shocks in Ulster Games panel". Ireland's Saturday Night. 9 April 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ulster may box Wales". Belfast Telegraph. 9 January 1965. p. 20. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sean gets rap from Dublin". Belfast Telegraph. 25 January 1965. p. 20. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Boxing". Belfast Telegraph. 4 April 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McAlinden's Games selection ends fairytale season". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 22 June 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "No surprises in Games Team". Belfast News-Letter. 21 June 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 14 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Three more for Empire Games Team". Belfast News-Letter. 12 July 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 14 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "McAuley in for a tough time". Belfast Telegraph. 12 September 1967. p. 14. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jim McAuley (Belfast)". Box History. Retrieved 16 November 2025.