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| Full name | James John Moran | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1963 Redditch, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 Jan 2021 Redditch, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
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James Moran (born 27 February 1963) is a British former boxer. He won a gold medal for Boxing at the 1986 commonwealth games in Edinburgh.
He represented England and won a gold medal in the 81 kg light-heavyweight division, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] [2]
Moran was from Redditch and boxed for the Austin ABC and won the prestigious ABA light-heavyweight championship in 1986. Moran also went on to win the heavyweight title in 1987. [3]
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