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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