The Archive · 1938

Lynch Wins But Loses Title

THE SPORTS — Jurich Badly Beaten But Overweight Scottish Boxer Forfeits Flyweight Championship

Paisley, June 29. tonight technically knocked Lynch, two fisted Scottish world flyweight champion, out Jackie Jurich of San Jose, California, in the twelfth round of a planned fifteen-frame bout only to löse his tit because he, was overweight.

The Scottish youth was warned by the British boxing authorities that his failure to enter the ring within the 112-pound flyweight limit would result in loss of the bout ended.

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