James Murphy

Irish boxer

James J. Murphy

Born

1904, Cork

Died

28 December 1987

Citizenship

Ireland

Sport

boxing

Occupation

boxer

Jim Murphy (5 December 1903 – 28 December 1987) was an Irish boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. At the 1932 Summer Olympics, he defeated Johnny Miler, before losing to Gino Rossi and Peter Jorgensen, both by walkovers, thus conceding the bout for the bronze medal.

Competitions

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q87171202 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.