Boxing News magazine Download 4.7.1980.pdf

Boxing News magazine Download 4.7.1980.pdf

Boxing News Magazine 1980  Memorabilia
Boxing News Magazine 1980  History
Boxing Results 1980

Antuofermo suffers as Alan cuts up rough

COOL OWEN TOO STRONG FOR FEENEY

The man who twice took Galindez and Foster all the way

DOKES BLASTS JAWS IN 93 SECONDS

Marvis kayoed in 20sees!

Hickey has great team

BRITISH and European bantamweight champion Johnny Owen hit top form to dominate official British title challenger John Feenev bv an unexpected^ margin in their domestic title fight. Referee Harry Gibbs scored 149-145V&,' which was an entirely accurate assessment of the contest. Only Owen's British title was at stake, due to the discrepancy in the number of rounds fought for the two titles (15 for British, 12 for European). It wasn't a question of Feeney disappointing (such a talented young fighter has plenty of time to come again) but of Owen being so very good. It was a cracking championship fight, with both giving and taking solid blows to the head and body. Owen was tireless, coming forward from start to finish and swamping Feeney with bursts of punching.

BIG hitting East Ender Charlie Magri successfully defended his European flyweight title with a scrambled, untidy third round win over reluctant 'Italian challenger Giovanni Camputaro. The contest — through no fault of Magri's — developed into the realms of farce as Camputaro grimly clinched at every opportunity.
The ending, after two minutes 20 seconds of the round, was confused and Magri seemed as baffled as the crowd

CLINTON McKENZIE attempts to gain his second major title tonight (Friday) when he meets Commonwealth light-welterweight champion Obisia Nwankpa in the oppressive, sweltering heat of Lagos. It's a hard task for the British title-holder. He's a seasoned enough campaigner to realise the chances of gaining a points decision in the champion's back-yard are far from high, yet he may lack the fire-power to halt an opponent of Nwankpa's obvious calibre.
There's no doubt that British fighters boxing in areas such as Nigeria are placed under a severe handicap by the climate.

FORMER world lightweight champion Ken Buchanan has been offered the chance to meet American Howard Davis, possibly in Atlantic City, later this year.
American promoter Sam Glass said he was "extremely