The Archive · 1938

Three World Champion

Bouts Arranged ow York Commission Will Have Heavy Summer New York, Mar. 29.

The New York Boxing Commis sion today created a new! reco: for championship matching by announcing three world title bouts for the summer months.

The title bouts revolve round the featherweight, lightweight and welterweight championships. A fairly complicated echedùle has been arranged involving only three world champions.

Barney Ross, world welterweight champion, will defend his title or May 26 against Henry Armstrong, world featherweight titlist.

The winner of this bout will oppose Lou Ambers, world lightweight champion, on July 26.

If Ross wins he will defend his title against Ambers, but if Armstrong wins he will seek the lightweight crown, Lou Ambers, however, must defend his title against Armstrong \on September 14 ever if Ross defeats the negro fighter It was understood the defender will receive 37% per cent. and the challenger. 12% per cent—United Press,

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