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By permission of the Amateur Boxing Association, viewers visit the Wembley Town Hall to see part of an Open Boxing Tournament.
Kenneth Best and Lt.-Col. D. S. Lister help viewers to follow the programme, which includes some of the following contests: -
Each pair boxes four three-minute rounds
Welterweight:
C.S.M.I. J. Ryan (Army Boxing Club), A.B.A. National Champion and Imperial Services Champion v. G. P. Williams (Downham Community Boxing Club)
Featherweight:
P. Branda (Slough Boxing Club), A.B.A. National Champion, 1946 v. D. J. Smith (Old Goldsmiths Boxing Club)
Lightweight:
H. Darby (Caius Boxing Club). All India Champion, 1945, and Great Britain International representative v. A. Seymour (Old Goldsmiths Boxing .Club)
Welterweight:
T. Glanville (Slough Boxing Club), London Champion, 1946 v. L. Allen (Gummery Boxing Club, Coventry)
Cruiserweight:
J. E. Taylor (Army Boxing Club), A.B.A. National Champion and Imperial Services Champion v. J. Neville (Wembley and Caius Boxing Club)
Special junior competitions, three two-minute rounds

Contributors

Commentator:
Kenneth Best
Commentator:
Lt.-Col. D. S. Lister
Boxer (Welterweight):
C.S.M.I. J. Ryan
Boxer (Welterweight):
G. P. Williams
Boxer (Featherweight):
P. Branda
Boxer (Featherweight):
D. J. Smith
Boxer (Lightweight):
H. Darby
Boxer (Lightweight):
A. Seymour
Boxer (Welterweight):
T. Glanville
Boxer (Welterweight):
L. Allen
Boxer (Cruiserweight):
J. E. Taylor
Boxer (Cruiserweight):
J. Neville

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