"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]
Jim West | |
|---|---|
| Born | James West 13 February 1954 New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 20 December 2015 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Big |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | fly/super fly/bantam/super bantam/feather/super feather/light/light welter/welterweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 81 |
| Wins | 44 (KO 19) |
| Losses | 30 (KO 3) |
| Draws | 7 |
References
edit- ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Former Commonwealth champion Big Jim West passes". fightnews.com. 23 December 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Jim West from BoxRec (registration required)
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