William Murphy
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born(1903-09-04)4 September 1903
Murree, Pakistan
Died25 November 1979(1979-11-25) (aged 76)
Waterford, Ireland
Sport
Sportboxing

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]

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


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