BRITISH BANTAMS
JOHNNY KING RETAINS TITLE (Received June 23, 2.15 p.m.) LONDON, June 22. In a bout for the British bantamweight championship, Johnny King, the title-holder, defeated Len. Hampston, of Hull, who was disqualified in the third round for a low blow. Owing to- illness and injuries among a number of the Miramar boxers, the amateur tourney • between Miramar and Taranaki, which was to have been held this evening, has been postponed until next month.'
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 146, 23 June 1938, Page 11
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