The Archive · 1941

Levchenko Outpoints Dundee To Win Welterweight Title

THE SPORTS PAGE

IARREL-CHESTED George Levchenko had not the slightest difficulty in annexing the welterweight championship of China last night at.the Race Course when he defeated Young Dundee on a very easy points decision, while Paul Lojnikoff, in the other main event, retained his lightweight title against a hard fighting Joe Clara after ten rounds, In the special event of the United Services'

Associations' sponsored 1 programme in aid of British War ish Funds, KO. Tihanoff fully lived up to his name by gaining a technical knock-out early in the s coond round over Yam Yamoloyich of the Fourth Marines.

From start to finish the programme was good and though the arena was not full due no doubt to the inciement weather, o large crowd on hand thoroughly enjoyed what proved to be best card seen in Shanghai for a considemble time. In the majority of events action was fast and furious which naturally provided what those present desired.

Despite the fact that it was billed as a preliminary bout, perhaps the event that pleased the crowd most of all—and conteired good boxing and fighting withal—was the four-rounder between Kid Teddy and Boris Zatz. They fought hammer and tongs from start to finish, never slackening for One moment in their efforts to put

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