Middleweight Championship

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

67/16

Date Released

23 Feb 1967

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Recovery After Bush Fires
2. 2Middleweight Championship
3. 3Air-War Resumed
4. 4Scotland Yard Moves

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

Johnny Pritchett v Wally Swift, and what a battle for the British Middleweight Crown. It was one of the closest fights for the title ever seen with one point separating the two contenders at the final bell, but Pritchett made the Lonsdale belt his own.

Keywords

Boxing

Locations

Nottingham

Credits:

Camera

Cedric Baynes

Camera

Pat Whitaker

Length of story (in feet)

122

Story extras:

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