British Boxing Board Protests Against US. Title-Grabbing.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18772, 30 May 1929, Page 1

British Boxing Board Protests Against US. Title-Grabbing.

AMERICAN ACTION IN MATCHING PANAMA NEGRO AND SPANIARD FOR TITLE HELD BY ENGLISHMAN OBJECTED TO.

(United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received May 30, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 29. 66 T>OXING Title-Grabbing ” is how “ Sporting Life ” deX 3 scribes the New York State Athletic Commission’s decision to match the Panama negro, A 1 Brown, and the Spaniard, Vidal Gregorio, for the World’s Bantam Championship, in which connection the British Board of Boxing Control sent an emphatic protest pointing out --that if proceeded with the action will create a serious position.

“It is not surprising,” says “ Sporting Life.” “America has never recognised Teddy Baldoek as the world’s bantam champion. She must have a champion of her own making, whether he be white, black, brown or yellow.” Tlie paper declares that America at present claims all the world’s championships except 'the feather-weight championship held by the Frenchman, Andre Routls, and adds: “Only by an all-nations boxing agreement will it be possible to establish an undisputed world’s champion in each weight.”—United Service.