Boxing News magazine Download 25.1.1980.pdf

Boxing News magazine Download 25.1.1980.pdf

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

SYLVESTER SLAMS HOME IN SEVEN

KIRKLAND SHOWS HIS CLASS

JONES WIN LEADS TO BITTER ROW

ARGUELLO SURVIVES TOUGH BATTLE

Gomez goes for title record

Ambrose shocks top Scot

ENGLAND THRASH SCOTLAND 10-1—BUT

DANGERMAN Sylvester Mittee sealed his right to a crack at Clinton
McKenzie's British light-welter crown with an impressive  and
remarkably mature  stoppage of ex-champion Colin Power in their
official eliminator.
Power was sensationally floored in the first round and thereafter fought an
uphill battle, though Mittee could not drop him again and was made to miss at
times as Power used the experience of four British and two European title
bouts to try to keep out of trouble.

BRITISH welterweight champion KIRKLAND LAING,
Nottingham, tuned up for his eagerly-awaited title
defence against Colin Jones with a sixth-round stoppage
of the uncommonly brave SALVO NUCIFORO, Falmouth,
in a scheduled eight-rounder.

WELSH welterweight Colin Jones found himself in the centre of a bitter
controversy following his sixth round victory over Cardiff craftsman Billy
Waith at the World Sporting Club.
Waith was counted out after one minute seven seconds of the round, but
later protested angrily that the right hand punch which floored him was
delivered to the base of the spine. The boxing board of control are to hold an
inquiry into the fight.

INTELLIGENCE and precision were the keys to Joey Mack's points victory
over a resolute Salvo Nuciforo, who showed the resilience but was found
wanting in accuracy over eight (three minute) rounds at the Midland Sporting
Club. It was Mack's first fight since his crushing defeat by Colin Jones in their
British title final eliminater

ITHE question of featherweight supremacy between
Gloucester postman PETE HANLON and Edinburgh
building worker IAN McLEOD remains in the eyes of
many still unanswered after Hanlon's second majority
points win over McLeod in England's 10-1 landslide
victory over Scotland at the Cunard International Hotel.
For although Hanlon, as in last year's ABA final again got
the decision, a majority of pressmen and knowledgeableobservers made McLeod (Sparta) a clear winner. And the
sole Scottish judge of the contest gave it to McLeod by the
wide margin of 60-56.

VETERAN heavyweight Crawford Williams, 30, sprung
the surprise of the Army championships at the Normandy
Barracks, Aldershot by outpointing reigning
combined services champion and 1979 English ABA
semi-finalist Ralston Lewis.