Boxing News magazine Download 23.2.1979.pdf

Boxing News magazine Download  23.2.1979.pdf

Boxing News Magazine 1979  Memorabilia
Boxing News Magazine 1979  History
Boxing Results 1979

Flint finds a winner

Gumbs power earns Area title victory over Magdziarz

Serrano beats the 'Devil'

NEW MOVES TO SAVE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Earl's counter-punches too hard for Courtney

PROSPECT WALLACE TAMES CHAMP PAUL

Home Counties coaching weekend

NON-STOP British heavyweight champion John L. Gardner met for the firsl
time in his career an opponent as strong and as brave as himself in white
Philadelphian Mike Koranicki, whom he stopped on injury after nine bitterlj
contested, slugging rounds at the Albert Hall, writes Tim Mo.
Referee Sid Nathan's decision to end the contest aroused some dissentient opinior
in the crowd but only he was close enough to see what was happening to the injury.
"The corner had been doing some very clever repair-work," he explained after
wards, "the whole extent of the cut had been concealed in earlier rounds. By the ninth
the covering was coming away. When I looked at it, it was turning into a huge gash.
had no alternative.

WSC protege DAVID PEARCE (Newport), winner of a
heavyweight competition in this ring a few weeks ago,
bulldozed his way to a points win over Cardiff's BONNY
McKENZIE over eight brawling and bad-tempered
two-minute rounds. Referee Mike Jacobs scored 79-78
and there was some booing from the crowd. McKenzie
looked disgusted by the verdict.

FOUR of the five Buxton brothers from Watford pictured during a traininj
run in the 1950s — (left to right): Alex, Allan, Laurie and Joe. A Watforli
reader wants to form a Boxing Enthusiasts Association!

MARVELLOUS MARVIN HAGLER wants to fight
middleweight champion Hugo Corro more than
ever. By way of enhancing his credentials, he
knocked out Sugar Ray Seales in the first round of
their Boston Garden bout in sensational style 
and then clamoured for a shot at the crown louder
than ever.

SWINDON — February 3: Nineteen-year-old
puncher STEVE TWOHIG from Frome
bfcsted out three opponents in the first round
to win the lightweight championship of
Gloucs. Somerset and Wiltshire at the North
Star Leisure complex. Twohig who had engaged
in only 16 contests before the championships
despatched K. BAUDINS (Leonis)
with a left hook to the body in the first round
of the final.

BOURNEMOUTH  February 10: Veteran West
Country light-welterweight KEITH BROOKING
won yet another title in the Devon, Dorset and
Cornwall championships  just a week before his
15-year-old son was due to contest a Western
counties intermediate schools final. Southpaw
Brooking, formerly for years with the Torbay club
but now with Newton Abbot, came from behind in
the semi-final to score a dramatic Kayo win over
DANNY SULLIVAN (Mayflower Plymouth) in the
last minute of the contest at the Oakmead Youth
Club.