Jimmy Kelso | |
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Born |
Sydney, Australia | 10 March 1910
Died | 23 February 1988[1]
Bondi, Australia | (aged 77)
Nationality | Australian |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | feather/ light/ welterweight |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 76 |
Wins | 39 ( KO 36) |
Losses | 27 (KO 11) |
Draws | 10 |
James Emanuel Kelso (10 March 1910, Sydney – 23 February 1988, Bondi) was an Australian professional feather/ light/ welterweight boxer of the 1920s and '30s who won the New South Wales State (Australia) lightweight title, Australian lightweight title, and British Empire lightweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 119 lb (54 kg; 8 st 7 lb), i.e. Featherweight to 144+3⁄4 lb (65.7 kg; 10 st 4.8 lb), i.e. Welterweight. [2]