James Rolland (boxer)
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1908 | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1927–1934 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Flyweight/Lighweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Leith Victoria A.A.C. | ||||||||||||||
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James Rolland (c.1908 – date of death unknown) was a boxer who competed for Scotland, who won a gold medal at the British Empire Games.[1]
Biography
Rolland from Leith in Scotland, boxed out of the Leith Victoria A.A.C., making his debut on 19 March 1927 and competing until 11 August 1934. He had a record of 20 wins and four losses.[2]
In 1927 boxing at flyweight, he won the A.B.A. title, in addition to winning the Scottish flyweight title. After stepping up in weight, he won the 1930 Scottish lightweight title.[3]
He was best known for representing Scotland at the 1930 British Empire Games, where he won the gold medal in the lightweight division at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, defeating Cosmo Canzano of Canada in the final.[4] At the time of the Games he was living in Baltic Street, Leith and working as a plumber.[5]
Rolland won the European Police Lightweight Championship title in Berlin after moving to Nottingham, where he joined police force.[6] In 1934, he won a second ABA title, this time at lightweight.[7]
References
- ^ "James Rolland". Team Scotland. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "James Rolland profile". BoxRec. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Leith Victoria A.A.C. Title Achievements". Leith Victoria A.A.C. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "England's successes". Daily Mirror. 23 August 1930. Retrieved 19 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "UK and Ireland Incoming Passenger Lists 1878-1960 Departure Montreal Quebec Arrival 6 Sep 1930 Liverpool". Ancestry. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "History". Leith Victoria A.A.C. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Amateur Boxing". Western Morning News. 22 March 1934. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.