BOXING
* V AMERICANS ON WAY TO ' AUSTRALIA crxmga igsociATio* nutuxj AUCKLAND, December 23. Two American boxers axe traventn* to Australia on the Monterey. They are Bob Olin, a heavyweight, and Jackie Wilson, a coloured featherweight. Olin won the light-heavyweight crown when he beat Maxie Rosenbloom, but lost the title to John Henry Lewis, now the contender with Joe Louis for the world heavyweight championship. Wilson is stated to be a clever boxer. He is hoping to _ meet top flight Australian featherweights.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22593, 24 December 1938, Page 22
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