Title Fight
(tt.Z.P.A.-Reuter —Copyright) TOKYO. The world bantam-weight champion, Lionel Rose (Australia), will defend his title against Takao Sakurai (Japan) in Tokyo on July 2. Sakurai, who is ranked fourth among bantam-weight contenders by the World Boxing Association, has won all of his 18 professional fights. He won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31681, 17 May 1968, Page 13
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