(A, CROWD of 13,000 saw Erie Boon, retain the British light weight boxing championship ip tonight by beating Authur Danahar in one of the most th ling fights ever seen in Great Britain. In the fourteenth round of a bout scheduled for fifteen rounds, Boon was punishing his stepped in and stopped the affair decision to Boon, foe so severely that the referee it, awarding a technical knockout Until the nth round, Danahar's clever upright boxing kept him well the lead on points but in the eighth round the tide turned suddenly when Boon landed a hard right on Danahar's jaw, flooring him for a count of nine. Danahar rose but a right anda left floored him again for another count of nine. Although groggy, he just managed to wea! the fourteenth it was one long (ther the round but from then to series of knockdowns Boon scaled nine stone, eight and a half pounds and Danahar nine stone, eight and a. quarter pounds.
Dahahar, the challenger," rose at 720'am. and went for a' stroll_ on Brighton beach.
Boon played cards well past, midnight and slept until almost midday.
Every available seat was sold. for MBS" the Bout and thousands of last minute applications for. expensive ringside seats were refused,
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