GHANA: GHANAIAN BOXERS WIN ALL THEIR FIGHTS IN THE COUNTRY'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL EVENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

Record ID: 1062570

  • Title: GHANA: GHANAIAN BOXERS WIN ALL THEIR FIGHTS IN THE COUNTRY'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL EVENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
  • Date: 9th October 1973
  • Summary: 1. SV Bantamweight fight Sully Shittu of Ghana versus John Mansah of Togo Shittu with stripe on pants pushing left lead at Mansah during Round 1. 0.14 2. SV Spectators. 0.19 3. SV Shittu leads with left but backs away from counter attack. 0.35 4. SV Round 2 sign with Shittu ducking blows in the corner Mensah throws wild right. 0.43 5. Spectators. 0.46 6. SV Round 9 Circling around, Shittu backing away picks punches (2 shots) 1.04 7. SV Round 10 sign Mensah chases Shittu with left and right to the body Shittu slips by ropes. 1.18 8. SV Spectators 1.20 9. SV Shittu lands hard left to face Mensah comes inside and punches to body. 1.26 10. SV PAN Spectators. 1.31 11. SV Boxers embrace after decision is announced. 1.38 12. SV Spectators. 1.39 13. SV Mensah of Togo waves to crowd embraced by Shittu. 1.54 14. SV Spectators. 1.67 15. SV Featherweight contest Ghana v. Britain; Crooks v. Poison (Crooks with white stripe on shorts), Crooks comes in close, general fighting. 2.02 16. SV Spectators. 2.03 17. SV Poison knocks Crooks to ground near ropes with over arm right hook to head.l Crooks gets up at early count. 2.18 18. SV Spectators. 2.21 19. SV Crooks pushes Poison off, who loses balance falls, carries on. Crooks ducking low Poison hits him hard and to ground. Crooks on ground, walks to corner towel thrown into ring. 2.54 20. SV Spectators. 2.56 21. SV Poison announced winner as the crowd cheers, shakes hands with Crooks, then bows and waves to crowd. 3.17 Initials APSM/2106 APSM/2205 SPORT: BOXING Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 23rd October 1973 13:00
  • Keywords:
  • Access Restrictions:This media cannot be downloaded as there may be copyright restrictions. Please contact us for more information
  • Location: ACCRA, GHANA
  • Country: Ghana
  • Reuters ID: LVABSKDVLVN5VOW8UBLZWGEZ1CRL
  • Story Text:
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS - SOURCE TO BE VERIFIED
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2015. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
Register