NATIONAL BOXING ASSOCIATION’S RATINGS
' NEW YORK, April 25 (Reed. 7.20 • pm)—The following quarterly ratings were issued by the National Boxing Association today:— Heavyweight champion: Ezzard Charles (United States). Contenders, none available. Light-heavyweight champion: Joe Maxim (United States). Contender, . Archie Moore (United States). . I Welterweight champion: Ray Robinson (United States). Contenders, ' none available. Middleweight champion: Jake Lametta (U.S.A.) Contenders, Dave 1 Sands (Australia), Tiberi Mitri (Italy), Stove Bclloisc (U.S.A.), Robert Villemain (France). Lightweight champion: Ike Williams (U.S.A.) Contender. Freddie Dawson • (U.S.A.) Featherweight, champion: Manuel Ortiz (U.S.A.) Contenders, Luis Romero (Spain). Danny O’Sullivan (Bri•jtain), Luis Galvani (Cuba). . j The president (Mr Fred Saddy) . stated that the National Boxing AssoJ ciation,would insist that all cham- •: pions in future should defend their • | titles within six months against topflight opponents.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 27 April 1950, Page 5
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