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Boxing - Keenan Retains Title

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1332A
Date Released
16 Dec 1954
Date submitted
13 Dec 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Boxing - Keenan Retains Title
  2. 2Boom in Venezuela
  3. 3Cutty Sark’s Last Passage
  4. 4Earl Mountbatten Gives Up Command
  5. 5Floods Still Rising
  6. 6Soccer - Wolves V Honved

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Keenan V O’neill Boxing. DESCRIPTION: In Belfast, Peter Keenan successfully retained his British Bantamweight title when he met George O’Neill of Belfast at the King’s Hall. SHOTLIST: Keenan (dark shorts). Various shots of the fight. CU of O’Neill with cut eye. Keenan landing punches on O’Neill’s eye. The belt being placed round Keenan. Keenan with his seconds posing for the press.
Keywords
Sport; Boxing
Locations
Belfast; Northern Ireland; King’s Hall
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
62479
Credits:
Commentator
Peter Haigh
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:

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