New York, June 14. Joe Louis will defend his world heavyweight boxing title for the 18th time on Wednesday. June 18.
Unlike many previous fights. it now seems that he has a worthy chal-longer in Billy Conn from Pittsburgh. who first achieved fame as a lightweight.
Conn reports that he now weighs 182 pounds: Louis is expected to weigh 200 pounds.
It is expected that Conn will give the champion a hard battle. Louis usually started championship fights with odds anything up to ten to one. but this time the odds are only five to one.—Reuter,
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