The Archive · 1932

New British Ring Champion

Manchester, Oct. 10.

Johnny King. of Manchester even. fed matters with Dick Corbett, of Bethnal Green, this evening, by' des eatin don oppotient on Points' in a fifteen-round. contest.

Donald MeCorkindale, the young! South African heavyweight boxer, defeated George Cook, the Austra veteran, in an Empire heavy.

bout at the Albert Hall this fifteen rounds, but the Austra-received such punishment that he was compelled to retire at the end of the tenth round.

The Manchester Ind lost the bantam weight title and the Lonsdale MeCorkindale is now in line again for another crack at the Empire Belt to Corbett a few months age when science triumphed over brawn, 0, heavyweight crown, which at present is held. by the Canadian negro, The tables, however, were reversed Gales. The South African to-day, and King, showing great improvement, recaptured his lost title and belt Reuter. y.the narrowest of margins the-Canadian on the occasion. of "their last meeting—Reuter,

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