President and owner of Techmar Enclosures, Inc., Marina Del Rey,
California
He was a Golden Gloves champion.
As "Gentleman Jim Brewer" he won the Austin, Texas, Golden Gloves title in 1955 before boxing professionally for about a year in Texas and California.
Managed in boxing by Pat O'Grady, father of former world lightweight champion and sports announcer, Sean O'Grady.
In the May 1967 issue of Boxing Illustrated,Brewer's professional boxing record was listed as 30-5-1; possibly a combination of both professional and amateur bouts. Boxrec lists his professional record as 3-2-1.