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Johnny Owen: The Long Journey

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29/12/2002

BBC Four - Johnny Owen: The Long Journey

Documentary telling the tragic story of Merthyr-born boxer Johnny Owen.

Documentary telling the tragic story of Merthyr-born boxer Johnny Owen, who died after being knocked unconscious in a fight with the defending world champion Lupe Pintor.

In 1980, Merthyr-born bantamweight boxer Johnny Owen died after being knocked unconscious in a fight with the defending world champion Lupe Pintor. In this programme his father and trainer meets Pintor, who unveils a memorial to Johnny.

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