MILLS' TITLE OPPONENT

... the holder of the title. The association have also decided the following eliminating contests to find a challenger to Marcel Cerdan, holder of the European middleweight championship Laurent Dauthuilie (France) v. Giovanni Manca (Italy); Vince Hawkins ...

Published: Friday 24 October 1947
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 68 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CERDAN'S TITLE FIGHT

... CERDAN'S TITLE FIGHT Marcel Cerdan. France, meets Jake Lamotta. America, at Detroit tonight in defence of his world middleweight boxing title. Betting is 5 ag?.inst Cerdan scoring a knock-out. Lamotta. at 26. is veteran of 88 fights, and claims he has ...

Published: Wednesday 15 June 1949
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 58 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Cerdan's Easy Win

... Cerdan's Easy Win New York, Saturday: Marcel Cerdan, French and European middleweight boxing champion, knocked out Harold Green, of Brooklyn, in the second round of their ten round flght at the Madison Square Garden here last nigfr t. Cerdan, chief contender ...

Published: Saturday 29 March 1947
Newspaper: Gloucester Citizen
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 64 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

French Boxer Forfeits Title

... Saturday: Marcel Cerdan, preparing America to flght for the world middle-weight title, has forfeited his title as French champion, but retains the champion, but retains the European title. Under rules of the French Boxing Federation, Cerdan lost his title ...

Published: Saturday 11 September 1948
Newspaper: Gloucester Citizen
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 56 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

BELOW THE BELT!

... BELOW THE BELT! Back from London, f knocked out Bert Gilroy in .j }fl rounds. Marcel Cerdan 54 ParisyipC* I suppose I'll have to Hawkins, British middle champion, when I return rOJI1 V> York, but there isn't much be t the fight. Hawkins is British fighters ...

Published: Friday 14 February 1947
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 62 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Toss for Venue

... Toss for Venue Marcel Cerdan, French middleweight champion, and Vince Hawkins, Eastleigh, have agreed to terms for their European middleweight title fight, but the venue, London or Paris, is expected to be decilc{led by the spin of a coin mext week. ...

Published: Tuesday 10 September 1946
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 98 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Initiative

... Initiative Dave Sands, the new Empire middleweight title holder, must surely meet Jake Lamotta or Marcel Cerdan for the world title in the next 12 months It is natural for a promoter like Solomons, who has staged some of the biggest boxing ever seen in ...

Published: Wednesday 21 September 1949
Newspaper: Peterborough Evening Telegraph
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 105 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

Dick Turpin may get world title fight

... and British middle - weight champion, and Marcel Cerdan, the French holder, may be settled in the next 48 hours. Messrs. Sassoon-Ezra and Eraitman, promoters of the overweight match between Turp:n and Cerdan at Earls Court on March 29 will make such a ...

Published: Wednesday 16 March 1949
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 100 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

WAAF And Irish'

... NAMES NO TITLE TWO London business men, whose names are a close secret, are trying to promote a non-title fight betwaen Marcel Cerdan, of France, the world middleweight champion, and D'ck Turpin, the British champion. Negotiations may be completed within ...

Published: Tuesday 25 January 1949
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 76 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Stock to Fight for Title

... The fight has been arranged following the decision of Marcel Cerdan. world middleweight champion, toabandon his French and European tides' ( ! I have not sufficient time for everything,'* Cerdan said, “I want complete rest first Then I have to finish ...

Published: Tuesday 05 October 1948
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 84 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BOXING KING NEWS

... champion. scored a technical knock-out over Frankie Conti (Haverhill. Mass). in the seventh round of an overweight bout. Marcel Cerdan. French holder of the European middleweight chem. Pionist. has left New York by air for Paris. He said he intended to spend ...

Published: Wednesday 07 May 1947
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 94 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Cerdan For Fight In America

... Cerdan For Fight In America Marcel Cerdan, French and European middleweight champion, will sail for New York February 28 for fight Madison Square Garden on March 28. His opponent yet named, as negotiations are still going on. Lew Burston. of 20th Century ...

Published: Tuesday 11 February 1947
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 62 | Page: 4 | Tags: none