London V Moscow

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1533

Date Released

20 Oct 1958

Date submitted

16 Oct 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1To Link Commonwealth
2. 2London V Moscow
3. 3New Bluebird
4. 4Dance Festival
5. 5A Fabulous Auction
6. 6Mother and Child

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London V Moscow (Boxing). DESCRIPTION: In the Amateur match, sponsored by the Star, at the Royal Albert Hall, Roy Beaman scored one of London’s two only wins over Moscow. He defeated Vladimir Safronov The Welter-weight Bert Coster met his match in Yuri Gromov, who put the Londoner down in the second round. Ray Griffith, light middle-weight, was knocked out in the first round by Anatoly Koromyslov Finally, the Heavyweights: George Page and Andrei Abramov This battle was stopped in the second round. Victory to Moscow by eight to two. SHOTLIST: MS boxers in ring (key). LS ring with Beaman and Safranov. MS same. Same. Closer same - slip pan to MS Coster V Gromov - end of fight. Slip pan to MS Griffith V Koromyslov. MS same. TS same. KO slip pan to MS Page V Abramov. Same. MS in corner. CU fighters. MS referee hold up winners hand.

Keywords

Sport

Locations

London; Royal Albert Hall; England

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

75252

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

113

Story extras:

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