Jim "Spider" Kelly (25 February 1912 – death unknown) born in
Derry
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was an
Irish professional
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feather
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welter/
middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to .
Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
boxer of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s who won the Irish flyweight title,
British Boxing Board of Control
The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) is the governing body of professional boxing in the United Kingdom.
History
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(BBBofC) Northern Ireland Area featherweight title, BBBofC
British featherweight title, and
British Empire featherweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, th ...
to , i.e.
Middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to .
Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
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1912 births
Featherweight boxers
Lightweight boxers
Middleweight boxers
Male boxers from Northern Ireland
Place of death missing
Boxers from Derry (city)
Welterweight boxers
Year of death missing
Irish male boxers