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Boxing News 1974 Memorabilia

 

THE British fight game can hold up its head again
after a thrilling bantamweight battle between
gamecocks Dave Needham and Paddy Maguire at the
Ice Stadium.

 

PAT THOMAS, Cardiff  confirmed his standing
as top contender for John H. Stracey's British
welterweight title with a convincing  points
win over third-ranked Henry Rhiney, Luton  in
the eight-rounds main event at the National Sporting
Club. Thomas had outscored Rhiney here in June.

 

FOR Scotland's Ken Buchanan, the long wait,
frustration and letdown is nearly over. A world
lightweight title shot is his for the asking. All he has
to do is beat French champion Leonard Tavarez at the
Palais des Sports, Paris, on Monday night.

 

ARGENTINA'S Victor Galindez won the vacant
WBA light-heavyweight title by hammering American
Len Hutchins into defeat at the Luna Park
stadium.

 

NATIONAL schoolboy champion STEVE BUTTLE (Basingstoke) and 1974 finalist
KEVIN SHERWOOD (Ferndown) provided the best bout of the night on the
Bournemouth ABC show staged in aid of "Old Ben" The Newsvendors Benevolent
Fund.

 

ALTHOUGH Ireland are short of two of their top bankers, flyweight Dave Larmour (Albert
Foundry, Belfast), out with a hand injury, and bantam Mick Dowling (Drimnagh, Dublin),
who was in action last night in a tournament in Germany, this is unlikely to prevent them
from scoring their second win of the season when they entertain Wales at the National
Stadium, Dublin, tonight.

 

DANNY CONWAY (left) wore a cheeky grin and even shaped up to the Duke of
Gloucester (far right) during the Duke's visit to the Downside Settlement last week.
The Duke opened the new £350,000 centre in Bermondsey, and during his tour of the
building he called in on the Fisher ABC boxers. He was introduced to Danny who is
the youngest boxer in the club.