Jim McAuley

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Jim McAuley
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Bornc.1947 [1]
Northern Ireland
Sport
Sport Boxing
Event
Bantamweight
ClubImmaculata 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

  1. ↑ "no shocks in Ulster Games panel" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 9 April 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 16 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Ulster may box Wales" . Belfast Telegraph. 9 January 1965. p. 20. Retrieved 16 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Sean gets rap from Dublin" . Belfast Telegraph. 25 January 1965. p. 20. Retrieved 16 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Boxing" . Belfast Telegraph. 4 April 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 16 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "McAlinden's Games selection ends fairytale season" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 22 June 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 16 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "No surprises in Games Team" . Belfast News-Letter. 21 June 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 14 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Three more for Empire Games Team" . Belfast News-Letter. 12 July 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 14 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "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)
  9. ↑ "McAuley in for a tough time" . Belfast Telegraph. 12 September 1967. p. 14. Retrieved 16 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Jim McAuley (Belfast)". Box History. Retrieved 16 November 2025.


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