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Bos Murphy

Richard Boswell "Bos" Murphy was a New Zealand professional welter/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s who won the New Zealand Boxing Association welterweight title, Australasian welterweight title, and British Empire middleweight title. His professional fighting weight varied from 143+1⁄2 lb, i.e. welterweight to 166+1⁄4 lb, i.e. light heavyweight.

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Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
BornRichard Boswell Murphy
14 February 1924
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died9 November 2000 (aged 76)
Silverstream, New Zealand
Height5 ft 11+12 in (1.82 m)
Weightwelter/middle/light heavyweight
Boxing career
Reach73 in (185 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights51
Wins30 (KO 10)
Losses19 (KO 6)
Draws1
No contests1

Richard Boswell "Bos" Murphy (14 February 1924 – 9 November 2000)1 was a New Zealand professional welter/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s who won the New Zealand Boxing Association welterweight title, Australasian welterweight title, and British Empire middleweight title. His professional fighting weight varied from 143+12 lb (65.1 kg; 10 st 3.5 lb), i.e. welterweight to 166+14 lb (75.4 kg; 11 st 12.3 lb), i.e. light heavyweight.2

Murphy died at Silverstream in 20001 and was buried at Akatarawa Cemetery.3

Professional boxing record

References

References

  1. Hawkins, Barry (16 November 2000). "Champ as tough as they come". Evening Post. p. 9.
  2. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. "Plot record details". Upper Hutt City Council. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
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