James McKenzie (boxer)
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1924 Paris | Flyweight |
James McKenzie (13 August 1903 – 8 January 1931) was a Scottish boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. He was the silver medalist in the flyweight division. McKenzie was defeated in the final by American Fidel LaBarba. LaBarba later became the professional world flyweight champion.[1]
Olympic results
[edit]Here are James McKenzie's results from the flyweight division of the 1924 Olympic boxing tournament:
- First Round: bye
- Round of 16: defeated Leo Turksma of the Netherlands by a third-round knockout
- Quarterfinal: defeated Jock MacGregor of Canada by decision
- Semifinal: defeated Raymond Fee of the United States by decision
- Final: lost to Fidel LaBarba of the United States by decision
References
[edit]- ^ "James McKenzie". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- James McKenzie's profile at databaseOlympics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "James McKenzie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.
Categories:
- 1903 births
- 1931 deaths
- Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Scottish male boxers
- Flyweight boxers
- Olympic boxers for Great Britain
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Scottish Olympic medallists
- Sportspeople from Leith
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Scottish Olympic medallist stubs
- British boxing biography stubs
- Scottish sportspeople stubs