James Beal (boxer)

James Brian Beal (13 January 1929 – 1 October 1996) also known as Jimmy Beal, was a New Zealand boxer.

James Beal
BornJames Brian Beal
(1929-01-29)January 29, 1929
Invercargill, New Zealand
DiedOctober 1, 1996(1996-10-01) (aged 67)
ResidenceBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
NationalityNew Zealander
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
SpouseColleen Beal (m.1967)
Children2
Boxing record from BoxRec
James Beal
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's Boxing
British Empire Games
1950 AucklandMiddleweight

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 many striking portraits of famous and not so famous Australians and rugged landscapes. He continued to remain very fit throughout his life running every day, competed in every fun run he could in both Sydney & Brisbane. Beal died of leukaemia aged 67 years.

Professional boxing record
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 Jack O'Leary KO 7, (15) 1952-05-12 Royal Wanganui Opera House, Wanganui, New Zealand vacant New Zealand Boxing Association middleweight title
Loss 2–5 George Kapeen TKO 3, (12) 1952-01-12 Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Loss 2–4 Don 'Bronco' Johnson KO 3, (12) 1:12 1951-08-20 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Win 2–3 Johnny Virm PTS 12 1950-11-10 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Loss 1–3 Jack Smith PTS 10 1950-07-27 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Loss 1–2 Al Bourke PTS 8 1950-05-06 West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Loss 1–1 Snowy Boyd PTS 12 1950-04-29 West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Win 1–0 Cliff Kenworthy KO 6, (8) 1950-03-24 West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

References
  1. Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
  2. "Boxrec Record". Boxrec. Retrieved 12 May 2016.


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