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Jimmy Carruthers
(James William Carruthers)

BORN   July 25 1929; Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
DIED August 15 1990; Narrabeen, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
HEIGHT.. 5-6
WEIGHT 117-133 lbs
MANAGERS Jim McGirr, Bill McConnell

Herb Goldman ranked Carruthers as the #20 All-Time Bantamweight

*** AN AMATEUR BOUT ***
1948
       Arnoldo Pares             London, Eng                          W  3
          -This bout was part of the Olympic Games
*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***
1950
Aug 15 Ted Fitzgerald            Sydney, NSW, Aus                    TK  3
          -Some sources report "Leichhardt, NSW, Aus"
Oct 13 Ron Wilson                Melbourne, Vic, Aus                 TK  5
Oct 19 Fred Kay                  Leichhardt, NSW, Aus                KO 12
          -Some sources report "Leichhardt, NSW, Aus"
Nov 20 Keith Francis             Sydney, NSW, Aus                    TK 10
Dec 12 Jimmy McFadden            Sydney, NSW, Aus                    KO  9

1951
Jan 22 Bluey Wilkins             Sydney, NSW, Aus                     W 12
Mar  5 Bobby Scrivano            Sydney, NSW, Aus                    KO  1
Apr  2 Billy Herbert             Sydney, NSW, Aus                    TK 10
May 14 Elley Bennett             Sydney, NSW, Aus                     W 15
          -Bantamweight Championship of Australia
Aug 27 Enrique Morales           Sydney, NSW, Aus                    TK  7
Nov 26 Luis Castillo             Sydney, NSW, Aus                     W 12

1952
Mar 13 Taffy Hancock             Sydney, NSW, Aus                    TK  7
          -Some sources report "Leichhardt, NSW, Aus"
Apr  7 Ray "Mustard" Coleman     Sydney, NSW, Aus                     W 12
May 12 Johnny O'Brien            Sydney, NSW, Aus                     W 12
Nov 15 Vic Toweel                Johannesburg, Trans, SAfr           KO  1
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World;
          -Bantamweight Championship of the British Empire

1953
Mar 21 Vic Toweel                Johannesburg, Trans, SAfr           KO 10
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World;
          -Bantamweight Championship of the British Empire
Nov 13 Henry "Pappy" Gault       Sydney, NSW, Aus                     W 15
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World

1954
Mar 29 Bobby Sinn                Sydney, NSW, Aus                     W 12
May  2 Chamroen Songkitrat       Bangkok, Thailand                    W 12
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World
May 16 -Carruthers annouced his retirement from the ring (only to return later)

1955-60
          -Carruthers was involved in the hotel business; 
           Also, he refereed boxing contests

1961
Sep 11 Aldo Pravisani            Sydney, NSW, Aus                     L 12
Nov 20 Wally Taylor              Sydney, NSW, Aus                     L 12
Dec 15 Don Johnson               Melbourne, Vic, Aus                 LT  5

1962
Mar  9 Louis Magnifico           Adelaide, SA, Aus                   KO  2
Mar 29 Johnny Jarrettt           Woodville, SA, Aus                  TK  2
Jun 18 Jimmy Cassidy             Wellington, NZ                      LF  8


Record courtesy of Matt Tegen, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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