James Dunne (boxer)

{{short description|British boxer}}

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| name = Jimmy Dunne

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| nationality = British

| sport = Boxing

| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|5|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Liverpool, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|3|3|1941|5|14|df=yes}}

| death_place = Liverpool, England

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James Dunne (14 May 1941 – 3 March 2002) was a British boxer. He fought as Jimmy Dunne and competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/jimmy-dunne-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040008/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/jimmy-dunne-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=James Dunne |access-date=4 December 2018}} At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated Bienvenido Hita of Cuba, before losing to Rodolfo Arpon of the Philippines.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/3394 |title=James Dunne |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=12 January 2021}}

He won the 1964 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight title, when boxing out of the Maple Leaf ABC.{{cite web|url=https://www.englandboxing.org/roll-of-honour/gender/male-championships/|title=Roll of Honour|publisher=England Boxing|access-date=15 January 2022}}