Jack Petersen, holder of the British and Empire heavyweight championship, retained his title ina titular 18.round contest against the veteran Australian, George Cook, at Albert Hall to-night, Cook put up one of the gamest battles ever witnessed at Albert Hall and although floored for a short count in the first two rounds, and again in the fourteenth, was still on this feet when the final bell rang.
The champion was the faster of the two and during the closing rounds, puzzled his opponent by ducking and swerving In a masterly Pat But Beats Harry Masa
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