Nottingham - Record Ko

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1694A
Date Released
23 Nov 1961
Date submitted
21 Nov 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Record Ko. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show a Reg King promotion at Nottingham that didn’t last long, Dave Charnley was defending his British, European and Empire lightweight titles against Darkie Hughes, the challenger from Cardiff. By winning in 40 seconds (including the count), Charnley had set a British championship record for brevity. It beat Tommy McGovern’s 45 second knock out of Billy Thompson in 1951. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Zoom to boxers fighting. MS Darkie Hughes knocked out. Zoom away from ring. MCU Dave Charnley. MS Darkie Hughes still out. MCU Dave Charnley. MS Dave Charnley KO Darkie Hughes.
Keywords
Sport; Boxing
Locations
Nottingham
Card file number
83510
Credits:
Camera
Ken Taylor
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
152
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Nottingham - Record Ko', British Movietone News Issue No. 1694A, 23 Nov 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24372 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)