Boxing News magazine Download PDF18.8.1972

Boxing News 1972 Memorabilia

makes his fifth world defence against blond Dane Tom Bogs in Cophen- hagen tomorrow (Saturday). And it looks just a formality for Monzon, Argentina's man of iron.

welterweight champion of the world, feels he is ready for his 19th title fight in a career that began in 1955 and embraces 69 bouts.

HARDENED Midlands fight fans could not make up their minds to laugh or cheer one night in 1955, when at the Embassy Sports- drome in Birmingham the M.C. formally announced the opponent for former British heavyweight champion Johnny Williams.

now has the bombshell news that Panama's Roberto Duran may back out of their return world lightweight title battle booked for New York's Madison Square Garden on October 20.

TOMMY GLENCROSS leaves fcr Wales this weekend to sharpen up for his British featherweight challenge against fellcw-Scot Evan Armstrong. The fight gets on at the Anglo-American Sporting Club, London Hiltcn, on September 25.

Scotland's John Kellie and Australian champion Paul Ferreri in Melbourne next month being for the vacant Commonwealth bantamweight title, writes STEVE FAGAN.

JESUS ALONSO, a great young Mexican prospect, put up quite
a battle before being knocked out by compatriot Ricardo Arredondo,
WBC junior lightweight champion, in the seventh of their
scheduled 10-round non-title fight in Mexico City.

READY FOR THE OFF — The Olympic party about to leave for the airport. Back row (left to right) Alan
Minter, David James (National Coach), Nevill Cole, Maurice Hope, Graham Moughton, Kevin Hickey (2nd
National Coach). Front (left to right): Billy Taylor, George Turpin, Ralph Evans, Maurice O'Sullivan, Bill
Knight.

A YOUNG man who has come a long way in a short time in really dramatic
fashion . . . that's Dublin light-middleweight Christy Elliott. Now rated
a big hope for the Munich tests, it is hard to credit that when the All-Ireland
senior championships started last April this Port of Dublin man was
not among the more generally fancied starters for titles.