Boxing - Great Britain Beats USA

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1378
Date Released
31 Oct 1955
Date submitted
26 Oct 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aba V USA Amateur Boxing. DESCRIPTION: Amateur boxing at Wembley between ABA and a team from the United States. The ABA beat the Americans by 7 bouts to 3. SHOTLIST: GV teams lined up in ring. CU Brian Jones and J Puscas. SCU heavy-weight bout between John Johnson and David Rent. CU various shots of heavy bout. SCU Frankie Davies v Roy Francis - light middleweight attack. CU Francis on ropes and Davies on the attack. CU Francis throws knock out blow and Davies goes down, out cold. CU Francis dancing round ring with joy. CU seconds congratulate Francis.
Keywords
Sport; Boxing
Locations
London; England; Wembley
Card file number
64987
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Paul Wyand
Soundman
Reginald C. Sutton
Commentator
Reginald C. Sutton
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Boxing - Great Britain Beats USA', British Movietone News Issue No. 1378, 31 Oct 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20478 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)