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Jimmy Warnock
Jimmy Warnock
Born	James Warnock; 1912; Belfast, Ireland
Died	1987 (aged 74–75)
Nationality	British
Other names	Gloved Dynamite
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Weight(s)	Flyweight
Stance	Southpaw
	Boxing record
Total fights	85
Wins	64
Wins by KO	24
Losses	15
Draws	6

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James Warnock (1912 in Lurgan^[1] – 1987) was a Southpaw boxer from the Shankill Road, Belfast, Ireland.^[2]

Jimmy Warnock began his early boxing career at Belfast's Chapel Fields in prize fights organised by Clara Copley. In the 1930s he beat undisputed world flyweight champion Benny Lynch on points twice - on 2 March 1936 at the King's Hall, Belfast and again on 2 June 1937 in front of 16,000 people in torrential rain at Parkhead stadium in Glasgow.^[3]

He was one of three boxing brothers, including Billy Warnock.

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 |name= Jimmy Warnock
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 |realname= James Warnock
 |nickname= Gloved Dynamite
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 |nationality= [[United Kingdom|British]]
 |birth_date= 1912
+|death_date= {{death date and age|1987|1912}}
 |birth_place= [[Belfast]], [[Ireland]]
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+|style= [[Southpaw stance|Southpaw]]
 |total=85
 |wins=64
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-'''James "Jimmy" Warnock''' (born in [[Lurgan]]<ref>[http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Jimmy_Warnock Jimmy Warnock's birthplace]</ref> 1912 – died 1987) was a [[southpaw]] boxer from the [[Shankill Road]], [[Belfast]], [[United Kingdom]].
+'''James Warnock''' (1912 in [[Lurgan]]<ref>[http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Jimmy_Warnock Jimmy Warnock's birthplace]</ref> &ndash; 1987) was a [[Southpaw stance|Southpaw]] boxer from the [[Shankill Road]], [[Belfast]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Ireland]].<ref>[http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=24140&cat=boxer Jimmy Warnock's boxrec wikipage (photo)]</ref>
-<ref>[http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=24140&cat=boxer Jimmy Warnock's boxrec wikipage (photo)]</ref>.
-Jimmy Warnock began his early boxing career at Belfast's Chapel Fields in [[prize fights]] organised by [[Clara Copley]]. In the 1930's he beat undisputed world [[flyweight]] champion [[Benny Lynch]] on points twice - on 2 March 1936 at the King's Hall, Belfast and again on 2 June 1937 in front of 16,000 people in torrential rain at [[Parkhead]] stadium in [[Glasgow]].<ref>[http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=024140 Boxing record of Jimmy Warnock]</ref>
+Jimmy Warnock began his early boxing career at Belfast's Chapel Fields in [[prize fights]] organised by [[Clara Copley]]. In the 1930s he beat undisputed world [[flyweight]] champion [[Benny Lynch]] on points twice - on 2 March 1936 at the [[King's Hall, Belfast]] and again on 2 June 1937 in front of 16,000 people in torrential rain at [[Parkhead]] stadium in [[Glasgow]].<ref>[http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=024140 Boxing record of Jimmy Warnock]</ref>
 He was one of three boxing brothers, including [[Billy Warnock]].
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sports/down-memory-lane-lynch-ruled-the-world-13399012.html Belfast Telegraph, Down Memory Lane]
-* [http://nipperpatdaly.co.uk/fightingwarnocks.htm The Fighting Life of the Warnocks (1936)] Article.
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110201033146/http://nipperpatdaly.co.uk/fightingwarnocks.htm The Fighting Life of the Warnocks (1936)] Article.
-*[http://www.prewarboxing.co.uk/boxerlists/Wlist.htm List of pre-war boxers in UK]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722160547/http://www.prewarboxing.co.uk/boxerlists/Wlist.htm List of pre-war boxers in UK]
-*[http://www.belfastcathedral.org/heritage/artists-and-sculptors/ Belfast Cathedral Artists & Sculptors page - reference to Warnock's bust by Morris Harding]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150518233937/http://www.belfastcathedral.org/heritage/artists-and-sculptors/ Belfast Cathedral Artists & Sculptors page - reference to Warnock's bust by Morris Harding]
-* [http://www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/humanities_and_soc_sciences/pgstudents/boxing/tutwhalley.htm article about John Thomas Whalley who fought Jimmy Warnock]
+* [https://archive.today/20040525165014/http://www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/humanities_and_soc_sciences/pgstudents/boxing/tutwhalley.htm article about John Thomas Whalley who fought Jimmy Warnock]
-*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/cbzforum/archive/index.php/t-3113.html Article about the night the lights went out in the King's Hall, Belfast]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930022337/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/cbzforum/archive/index.php/t-3113.html Article about the night the lights went out in the King's Hall, Belfast]
 ==Further reading==
-* ''Benny: The Life and Times of a Fighting Legend'' - by John Burrowes ISBN 978-1840186611
+* ''Benny: The Life and Times of a Fighting Legend'' - by John Burrowes {{ISBN|978-1-84018-661-1}}
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-| NAME              = Warnock, Jimmy
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-| DATE OF BIRTH     =
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Belfast]], [[Ireland]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     =
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Warnock, Jimmy}}
 [[Category:1912 births]]
 [[Category:1987 deaths]]
-[[Category:People from Belfast]]
+[[Category:Boxers from Belfast]]
-[[Category:Irish boxers]]
+[[Category:Flyweight boxers]]
-[[Category:Flyweights]]
+[[Category:Male boxers from Northern Ireland]]
-{{UK-boxing-bio-stub}}
+{{NorthernIreland-boxing-bio-stub}}

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