African Professional Boxers In Britain
Series
- Series Name
- London Line
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Summary
- COI synopsis: London Line visits a gym where professional boxers are trained. We see the work of three Africans - Guinea Roger, Ade Ajasco, and Joe Yekinni. We hear of their success so far and of the high hopes which their manager places in them.
- Local distribution only
- New Commonwealth version
- Keywords
- Sport; Education and training; Boxing
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1257/367
- Credits:
-
- Support services
- Barbara Simon
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Editor
- David Lytton
- Support services
- Eric Beecroft
- Director
- Eric Beecroft
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Presenter
- Jumoke Debayo
- Producer
- Patrick Brawn
- Cutter
- Peter Day
- Presenter
- Rudolph Walker
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
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- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
- Series held
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How to cite this record
'African Professional Boxers In Britain', London Line Issue No. 367, 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/350455 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)