featuring
Football League Action and the WBC World Light-Heavyweight Championship
Jimmy Hill presents match highlights from today's opening day of the 1979-80 Football League season. He is joined by Bob Wilson who will be gathering together the day's headlines on the Saturday that Liverpool begin their defence of the First Division Championship. Commentators
JOHN MOTSON , BARRY DAVIES
At 10.20*
Live by satellite from
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Matthew Saad Muhammad (USA) (Holder) v
John Conteh (GB) (Challenger) for the WBC World Light-Heavyweight Championship
Matthew Saad Muhammad (formerly Matt Franklin ) must start as favourite to retain the title John Conteh never lost in the ring. But if Conteh, after two very disappointing performances recently, can get back to the peak fitness level of three years ago, the title could return to Britain. Commentator
DESMOND LYNAM
Producers
MARTIN HOPKINS, JOHN MCGONAGLE Series producer ALEC WEEKS Editor MIKE MURPHY See page 3