BOXING

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27213, 3 December 1953, Page 9

BOXING

WORLD HEAVY WEIGHT TITLE CHALLENGES

CLAIMS OF NINO VALDES (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) Rr . NEW YORK, December 1. Nino Valdes, the Central American champion, has attained the position of leading contender for the world heavyweight boxing championship, says Nat Fleischer in the magazine, "The Ring.” Fleischer says Valdes has proved his right to a bid for Rocky Marciano’s title by his four-round knock-out of Heinz pion aUS ’ heavy-weight cham'‘Because of politics and fear that he might upset the dope,’ he will be kept o: ?., th ®. Adelines, fighting lesser lights, while Jim Norrie (president of the International Boxing Club) accepts the verdict of Al Weill, manager of Marciano and arranges a bout for Rocky with Danny Nardico or Dan Bucceroni. That’s world boxing is conducted today,” Fleischer* says.

BRADY AND KEITH TO MEET NEXT WEEK (New Zealand. Press Association) , AUCKLAND, December 2. The heavy-weight fight between Ken Brady, of Australia, and Chub Keith, of New Zealand, will be held tomorrow week at the Olympic Pool, Newmarket. It was postponed from last night because of Brady’s indisposition. The Auckland Boxing Association has booked the pool for Thursday, December 17, when the main bout will be between Rudy Crivic. of Australia, and Keith.