Jimmy McIvor

Jimmy McIvor
Personal information
BornJames McIvor
(1930-10-27)27 October 1930
Died2 November 2008(2008-11-02) (aged 78)
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight68 kg (149 lb)
Boxing career
CountryNew Zealand
SportBoxing
Welterweight
Achievements and titles
National finals
Amateur welterweight champion (1948, 1949)

James McIvor (27 October 1930 – 2 November 2008) was a New Zealand boxer.

Born on 27 October 1930, McIvor was the son of Elizabeth and John McIvor. From Hastings, he won the national amateur welterweight title in 1948 and 1949.

McIvor was selected in the New Zealand team to compete at the 1950 Empire Games in Auckland in the welterweight (64–69 kg) division. In his first-round bout, he defeated Johannes Small of Rhodesia on points, before being defeated by Terry Ratcliffe—the eventual gold medallist—of England, also on points, in the semifinals. McIvor withdrew unfit from the fight against Alex Obeysekere of Ceylon to decide the bronze medal, and so finished fourth in the competition.

Not long after the Empire Games, McIvor turned professional, and compiled a professional career record of 9 wins (5 by knockout) and 4 losses, before retiring in 1952, aged 21.

McIvor later worked as an auctioneer. He died on 2 November 2008, at the age of 78, and was buried at Havelock North Cemetery.

References

  1. 1 2 Jimmy McIvor at BoxRec (registration required)
  2. ↑ "Win for McIvor". Evening Post. No. 26422. 14 July 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 26 October 2026 – via Papers Past.
  3. 1 2 "Thrilling boxing in first session of games contests". Waikato Times. Vol. 113, no. 24073. 9 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 26 October 2026 – via Papers Past.
  4. 1 2 "Boxing: McIvor retires". Evening Post. No. 26965. 16 April 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 26 October 2026 – via Papers Past.
  5. ↑ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "New Zealand amateur championship results". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "High standard of boxing: Ratcliffe beats McIvor (N.Z.)". Greymouth Evening Star. 10 February 1950. p. 7. Retrieved 26 October 2026 – via Papers Past.
  7. ↑ "Swimmer sets Games Record". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 22890. 11 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 9 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ James McIvor at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  9. 1 2 "James McIvor". Hastings District Council. Retrieved 26 October 2026.