Title won by Australian
fl*Z. Pres, ds.n—Copi/nahtj MANCHESTER.; Steve Aczel, a 20-year-oM Australian, won the vacgpi Commonwealth light heavyweight boxing title yesterday in only his eleventh fight, Agence France Presse Reported. Aczel, because of an injury to Chris Finnegan, tool) the fight at less than a fogt night’s notice, and arrived*!! Britain only five davs befdr* stepping into the ring He outclassed Maxie Smit) ,(Britain) in three rounds. tj>< ireferee stopping a painfull; one-sided fight two second) from the end of the thin round. Smith was droppet twice in the first round, if” (took three more counts. * •
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33774, 21 February 1975, Page 14
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