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This photograph shows a boxing match in progress. The fighters are Maurice Strickland (NZ, winner) and Alabama Kid (USA, born Clarence Oland Reeves in 1914), and the referee is local ex-champion boxer Geoffrey Watchorn.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sp 98
Date
December 26, 1940
Digitisation ID
2014P_Sp98_008807
Held In
Coolstore

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activities and events,
boxing,
showgrounds,
sports,
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