ABA Championships
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- British Movietone News
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- 4 / 9
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aba Championships. DESCRIPTION: At the Amateur Boxing at Wembley, Dick McTaggart scored a fairly uneventful points win against John Cooke, for the lightweight crown. The light heavyweights was between Robert Shaw of Battersea, and Lance Bombardier Joe Leeming, the Army Title Holder, who won his ABA final. The middleweight was an outstanding triumph for Peter Hill, the present London Champion. He was boxing Sergeant Edward Lee, the Royal Air Force Title holder. Hill was making his first Wembley appearance in 14 years of amateur boxing. SHOTLIST: GV match in progress lightweight fight between D McTaggart & John Cooke. Several angle shots same. Slip pan. GV match in progress light-heavy weight fight between R Shaw & J Leeming. Several angle shots same. Slip pan. GV match in progress of middle-weight fight between Peter Hill & Edward Lee. Shots of fight - Lee knocked down. SCU referee counting him. Longer shot same - Lee rises.
- Keywords
- Sport; Military
- Locations
- London; England; Wembley
- Card file number
- 73566
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Camera
- Terry O’Brien
- Length of story (in feet)
- 98
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'ABA Championships', British Movietone News Issue No. 1508A, 1 May 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22356 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)