Jim Jordan (boxer)

Jim Jordan
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Born1936[1]
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died24 November 2024 (aged 88)[1]
Sport
SportBoxing
Event
Lightweight
ClubSt. George's ABC, Belfast
Medal record
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1958 Cardifflightweight

James Jordan (1936 – 24 November 2024) was a Northern Irish boxer who won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Jordan was a member of the St. George's ABC of Belfast[2] and was the Ulster amateur lightweight champion in 1957.[3]

He was selected for the 1958 Northern Irish team[4] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the 60kg lightweight category[5] and won the silver medal.[6]

In 1958, Jordan turned professional and boxed 11 bouts from 1958 to 1962. [7]

After retiring from fighting, Jordan helped prepare boxers with Belfast trainer Eddie Shaw for Barney Eastwood.[1][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Commonwealth silver medallist Jordan passes away". BBC. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ex-Navy champion can lift Ulster boxing title". Northern Whig. 25 January 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 3 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Chance for Jordan". Northern Whig. 5 March 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 3 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Games boxers for Lisburn". Belfast Telegraph. 27 June 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 3 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Jim Jordan". Boxing Rec. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Belfast boxing mourns loss of Empire Games medallist Jim Jordan". The Irish News. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
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