ONE OF THE BIGGEST FIGHTS IN BRITISH HISTORY
Boxing vvill' not be left~ont of the limelight during the summer, for three days before the start of -the Olympic Games Freddie Atalls vvill light Gus Lesnivich for the. American and world light-heavyvveight titie at Wliite Gitj . j Lt is stated that the fight vvill be one of the" biggest in the history of the British ri ng. Jack Solomons, who is staging it, had hoped to pack in 80,000 people, but it has been decided that the light shall be an all-ticket affair limited to 43,777. There- vvill be 1272 10guinea tiekets, 12,000 between two and five guineas, 3802' at one quinea and 20,524 at 10s. To vvariri up for the fight Alills meet.s the Scottish hcavyvveight Iven Sliavv ou April 20 and then leaves for Bouth Africa to meet Johnnv Ralph, the Boutn African champion, at Johannesburg 011 Alay 29. Lesnevich and Afills last" met in London in Alay, 1940. The ref'ereo stopped the fight in the tenth round.
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Chronicle (Levin), 10 April 1948, Page 5
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