Boxing Title for Britain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1609
Date Released
4 Apr 1960
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boxing Title for Britain. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show highlights from the Battle of Dortmund. Dick Richardson of Newport was fighting Hans Kalbfell of West Germany. The end came after Richardson knocked the German down (13th round). So it was victory for Richardson and the European Heavyweight title for Britain. SHOTLIST: MS Dick Richardson and Hand Kalbfell boxing. LS same. MS same. MS same (7). MS Richardson knocks down Kalbfell. CU Richardson.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
West Germany
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
79720
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Boxing Title for Britain', British Movietone News Issue No. 1609, 4 Apr 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23545 (Accessed 18 Jun 2025)