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THERE IS a strong feeling among the fight fraternity that

the British Boxing Board at their annual general meeting

on May 19 will introduce a new weight, junior middleweight,

to their existing eight divisions

 

HERNANDEZ WEEPS: GETS DRAW WITH BOSSI

 

IT'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH FOR NINO

 

ABA FINALS ON BBC 1 TONIGHT

 

DOWLING, MCCARTHY KEEP IRISH TITLES

 

Batten and Jiggins look good in juniors

 

DUFFY SCORES HAT-TRICK OVER WILY P0WNEY

 

KELLIE EASILY STOPS VISITOR

 

BACK IN February Scot Ken Buchanan
became the undisputed lightweight
champion of the world bv easilv outpointing
Ruben Navarro (photo above).
Before that only the World Boxing
Association recognised his victory over
the holder Ismael Laguna at San Juan,
Puerto Rico, who had been suspended
by the World Boxing Council.

 

TONIGHT THOSE FANS who can't get to Wembley tonight will be
gathered round their TV sets at 10.35 pm, when BBC-1
start fheir coverage of the ABA finals. This is the outstanding
night of the year as far as the amateurs are
concerned. The big incentive for the men at Wembley is
to be chosen for the European Championships at Madrid
in June. But because a boxer wins an ABA title it does
not necessarily follow that he will be selected.