| Code | DS/UK/11140 |
| Name | Anderson; Jimmy (1 October 1942-January 2022); English lightweight boxer |
| Dates | 1 October 1942-January 2022 |
| Gender | Male (cisgender) |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England (born) |
| Biography | Jimmy Anderson was a British former boxer who was the first holder of the British junior lightweight title, holding it from February 1968 to January 1969, and again from February 1969 until the division was abolished in 1970.
In 1967 he beat Japanese champion Hiroshi Shoji on points at the Royal Albert Hall. In 1968 the BBBofC recognized junior weight classes and Anderson was matched with the previously unbeaten Jimmy Revie for the British junior lightweight title, the two meeting at the Royal Albert Hall in February. Anderson became the first British champion at the weight. |