BRITISH LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
London. Aug. 13. A crowd of 30.000 people paid £12.000 to watch Ronnie James knock out “Eric Boon in the tenth round at Cardiff for the British lightweight title. Boon was knocked down 12 times during the fight. Experts reckort he did not. win a single round. Boon had great, difficulty in making the* weight of 1351 b.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 15 August 1944, Page 5
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