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  1. John Conteh on boxing and career (1975)

    Genre
    Interview

    Adrian Love interviews British boxer John Conteh. It looks at boxing today, being WBC light heavyweight champion but not WBA champion, injuring his hand, where his next fight will be and the single that he...

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  2. Sports review of year’s highlights (1978)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Special

    Sports review for 1978 covering track athletics, horse racing and equestrianism, rugby, boxing, golf, motor racing and rallying. Includes review of British medal prospects for 1980 Moscow Olympics with...

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  3. Muhammad Ali on retirement (1979)

    Genre
    Interview; Poetry; Press conference

    Colin Turner interviews heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali (at an organised luncheon) about his decision to retire from boxing. The former boxer recites some poetry.

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  4. Boxer Johnny Owen injuries (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with journalist and eyewitness Mike Housego, about the defeat and brain injuries sustained by Welsh bantamweight boxer Johnny Owen during a championship fight with Lupe Pinto in Los Angeles,...

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  5. Boxer Johnny Owen death (1980)

    Genre
    News report; Obituary

    Report on Welsh bantamweight boxer Johnny Owen’s career, after his death following a championship fight with Lupe Pinto in Los Angeles, California. Male reporter not identified.

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  6. Moscow Olympics boycott - role of Muhammad Ali (1980)

    Genre
    News report

    Report on the enlistment by US President Jimmy Carter of former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali to encourage African nations to support the boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics over Soviet invasion...

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  7. Henry Cooper on boxer Johnny Owen’s death (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Telephone interview with former British heavyweight champion Henry Cooper, about the death of Welsh boxer Johnny Owen due to injuries sustained in a fight in Los Angeles and on the dangers of the sport. Male...

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  8. Boxing safety after Johnny Owen death (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Telephone interview with Sports Minister Hector Monro on the standard of boxing safety controls after serious injuries suffered by Welsh bantamweight Johnny Owen during a world title fight in Los Angeles...

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  9. Muhammad Ali urges athletes to boycott Moscow Olympics (1980)

    Genre
    News report

    Report on US boxer Muhammad Ali’s call for countries to boycott the Moscow Olympic Games in protest against the Soviet Union’s occupation of Afghanistan. The boxer began his tour of African nations in...

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  10. John Conteh retires from boxing (1981)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with former heavyweight boxing champion Henry Cooper about the announcement that WBC Light Heavyweight champion John Conteh is retiring. Male interviewer not identified.

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