Remembering Jimmy Moran
REDDITCH champion Jimmy Moran has passed away at the age of 57.
In 1986 Moran won gold for England at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. That same year he won the ABA championships at light-heavyweight for Austin ABC. The following year he became a two-weight ABA champion, beating Henry Akinwande in the heavyweight final.
He declined offers to turn professional and retired from boxing, content with his achievements in the sport. Moran remained a popular figure and was devoted to his three children, Jack, Sam and Ellie.
He had been Midlands BBC Sports Personality of the Year. As well as his talents as a boxer, he was also a gifted distance runner (and still holds the Redditch and Bromsgrove Athletic Club’s 3,000 meters under 15s running record).