Main Performers | Jimmy Batten, Peter Wulf, Billy Knight, Oscar Angus, Alan 'Boom Boom' Minter, Kevin Finnegan, Mark Bliss, Les Pickett, Jimmy Flint, Roger Doyle, David 'Boy' Green, Jean Pierre Younsi, Jeff Gale, Steve Angell - boxers |
Set List | Middleweight - Jimmy Batten (Millwall) v Peter Wulf (Germany), Middleweight - Billy Knight (East Lane) v Oscar Angus (Aylesbury), Middleweight - Alan 'Boom Boom' Minter (Crawley) v Kevin Finnegan (Iver) Featherweight - Mark Bliss (Tottenham) v Les Pickett (Merthyr), Featherweight - Jimmy Flint (Wapping) v Roger Doyle (Bedford) Light Welterweight - David 'Boy' Green (Chatteris) v Jean Pierre Younsi (France) Welterweight - Jeff Gale (Leeds) v Steve Angell (Hemel Hempstead) |
Performance Notes | "Alan Minter retained his British middleweight boxing title amid cheers, boos and unrelenting excitement at the Albert Hall last night, when he outpointed the former champion, Kevin Finnegan, by the narrowest possible margin, half a point, just as she did when he won the vacant championship against Finnegan last November." (The Times)
David Green beat Jean Pierre Younsi of France and Billy Knight beat Oscar Angus.
The event was filmed by BBC Television. |
Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1976/158) Hanbill (RAHE/6/1976/11) |