James Boyd (November 30, 1930 – January 25, 1997) was a

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from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division during his career as an amateur. Boyd won the gold medal in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia.

Amateur career

Boyd was the National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Champion of 1956, and the Olympic Light Heavyweight (179 pounds) Gold Medalist at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.

Pro career

Boyd turned pro in 1959 and had limited success. He retired in 1962 having won 2, lost 2, and drawn 3, with 1 KO.

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* 1930 births 1997 deaths Sportspeople from Rocky Mount, North Carolina Boxers from North Carolina Light-heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for the United States Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics American male boxers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in boxing Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics {{US-boxing-Olympic-medalist-stub