William_Murphy_(boxer)

William Murphy (boxer)

William Murphy (boxer)

Irish boxer

For other people named William Murphy, see William Murphy (disambiguation).

William John "Boy" Murphy (4 September 1903 – 25 November 1979) was an Irish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

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At the 1924 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight class after losing his fight to Leslie Black. Four years later at the 1928 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Ernst Pistulla.

Murphy won the Amateur Boxing Association of England 1930 light heavyweight title.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "William Murphy". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. [2]
    "The Amateur Championship in London". Nottingham Evening Post. 9 April 1930. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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