Benny Lynch Retains The Flyweight Title
RECORD ATTEND AN CE AT WEMBLEY United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Wednesday, 9.15 p.m. LONDON, Jan. 19. The title-holder Benny Lynch defeat ed Filipino Smai, of Montana, in the world flyweight championship at Wembley ou points iu a 15-rouud bout. It was a fast fight in which Lynch was more aggressive and punched harder. The attendance was 13,500 and the receipts £14,700, both Wembley records.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 17, 21 January 1937, Page 6
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