Bos Murphy
New zealand boxer
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| Intro | New zealand boxer | |
| Places | New Zealand | |
| was | Athlete Boxer | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 14 February 1924, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand | |
| Death | 9 November 2000 (aged 76 years) | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Richard Boswell "Bos" Murphy (14 February 1924 – 9 November 2000) was a New Zealand professional welter/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1940s and '50s who won the New Zealand Boxing Association welterweight title, Australasian welterweight title, and British Empire middleweight title. His professional fighting weight varied from 143 1⁄2 lb (65.1 kg; 10 st 3.5 lb), i.e. welterweight to 166 1⁄4 lb (75.4 kg; 11 st 12.3 lb), i.e. light heavyweight.
Murphy died at Silverstream in 2000 and was buried at Akatarawa Cemetery.