LIGHT-WEIGHT BOXING TITLE
ARMSTRONG V. AMBERS NEW YORK, August 22. An attendance of 50,000 and a gate of 150,000 dollars are anticipated for the return bout between Henry Armstrong and Lou Ambers for the world’s ‘light-weight boxing championship at the Yankee Stadium to-morrow. Armstrong is favourite. A controversy threatens if Ambers wins, because Ambers is also at the weight for the welter-weight title, which Armstrong holds. Supporters of Ambers say he would be within his rights in claiming both titles. Armstrong announced that he (dans to enter the middle-weight. His ambition is to bold four world titles—feather, light, middle, and welter.
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Evening Star, Issue 23352, 23 August 1939, Page 4
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101LIGHT-WEIGHT BOXING TITLE Evening Star, Issue 23352, 23 August 1939, Page 4
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