Driving in aggressively from the opening gong, Harry Owens of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, handed Jackie Parks, Korean, his first defeat in Shanghai by earning a clean cut decision over eight rounds. The sturdily built British soldier was given a big round of applause for his successful debut in the local ring by the medium sized crowd which turned out yesterday evening for the Auditorium's professional boxing programme at the Canidtome Gardens.
Already the possessor of the featherweight championship of Hongkong, Owens is now the most logical claimant to that title in Shanghai. His style of fighting resembled that of Seaman Prandy of the British Navy who was such a sensation here last year. While hardly as polish-og or speedy a boxer as Prandy, his upright stance and straight pummelling left were reminiscent of the redheaded terror.
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