Boxing News magazine Download 7.3.1975.pdf

Boxing News Downloadable 7.3.75.pdf

Boxing News 1975 Memorabilia

Aird earned official recognition as a contender for the
Commonwealth title by outpointing the dangerous Nigerian
Ngozika Ekwelum in a pleasing eight-rounder at Southend last
month, and boxed well enough to suggest that he would make a
worthv challenger for Johnson.

ANOTHER chapter in the long history of gallant British failures abroad was
written by Scottish lightweight Ken Buchanan, who was unanimously outpointed
by Japan's Guts Ishimatsu in his bid to regain the World lightweight crown (WBC
version) which he had held from 1970 to 1972 . . . but, as always, back-stage
wrangles and controversy surrounded .the Scot.

JOE BUGNER kept his European heavyweight title
by halting Italian Dante Cane after four rounds of a
bloodbath — and the next stop could well be
Muhammad Ali for the world crown, possibly in New
York's Madison Square Garden. June 2 was being
mentioned as a possible date when Boxing News went
to press.

PADDY MAGUIRE, fiery Brixton-based Irishman, will be out to make it third
time lucky when he steps into the Melbourne ring to challenge the
Commonwealth bantam champion, Italian-born Paul Ferreri, tonight (Friday),
writes Simon Euan-Smith.

FORMER world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier
left-hooked his way a stage nearer a title fight against
Muhammad Ali when he scored a predictably easy
ninth-round stoppage over old rival Jimmy Ellis at the
St. Kilda stadium.

THE Midland Counties ABA finals provided some of the best entertainment seen for many
years, and after the finals at the Austin Motor Works Canteen their champions can look
forward with confidence to the remainder of the title race.

YOU CAN'T blame BOB HENNESSEY for dreaming for at
the S.W. Divisional Championships at Battersea Town Hall
the 17-year-old from the Wandsworth club captured the
heavyweight title in his first senior season.

LASZLO PAPP is, after all, back as Hungary's national
chief coach, having finally signed up for the 1975
season following a delay of five weeks. He has
apparently been offered a new deal, and a few heads
went rolling at the top of the MOSZ (Hungarian
Boxing Federation) pyramid. The bitter controversy
that went on raging for five weeks has ended in
resounding defeat for Papp's opponents.