This is George Allen, ex-middle-weight champion of New Zealand, in company with Johnny Summers, ex-British champion and Lonsdale Belt holder. Having been out of the boxing game for the past twelve months owing chiefly to lack of opponents, Allen is about to make a re-entry into the ring, and his first opponent will be Cliff Hanham, the Waimate light-heavy-weight. Allen came under the notice of Johnny Summers when the latter came to New Zealand about four years ago, and it was not long before he climbed to the position of professional middle-weight champion
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 52, 21 June 1940, Page 55
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93This is George Allen, ex-middle-weight champion of New Zealand, in company with Johnny Summers, ex-British champion and Lonsdale Belt holder. Having been out of the boxing game for the past twelve months owing chiefly to lack of opponents, Allen is about to make a re-entry into the ring, and his first opponent will be Cliff Hanham, the Waimate light-heavy-weight. Allen came under the notice of Johnny Summers when the latter came to New Zealand about four years ago, and it was not long before he climbed to the position of professional middle-weight champion New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 52, 21 June 1940, Page 55
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