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Performance TitleBoxing Tournament
Performance Date19 January 1928
Performance DayThursday
Main PerformersLen Harvey (Plymouth),
Kid Nitram (France),
Billy Pop Humphries,
Young Johnny Brown,
Billy James,
Jim Campbell - boxers
Secondary PerformersSam Russell,
Harry Abrahams - referees
Set ListMiddleweight - Len Harvey (winner) v Kid Nitram (referee - Sam Russell),
Middleweight - Billy (Pop) Humphries v Young Johnny Brown (winner)
Flyweight - Billy James (winner) v Jim Campbell (referee - Harry Abrahams)
Performance NotesLen Harvey won against Kid Nitram, 'Nitram was in a hopeless plight in the 14th round and endeavored to take counts without being sent to the floor by Harvey. At the third attempt the referee disqualified him', Derby Daily Telegraph - Friday 20 January 1928,
Billy (Pop) Humphries lost to Young Johnny Brown
Billy James won against Jim Campbell. (BoxRec Website).
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work8182Two Boxing Tournaments1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/3528James; Billy 'Young' (fl 1923-1931); British boxer
DS/UK/3868Campbell; Jim (fl 1926-1939); Scottish flyweight boxer
DS/UK/3869Humphries; Billy (Pop) (fl 1922-1933); English lightweight boxer
DS/UK/3024Brown; 'Young' Johnny (1905-1983); English featherweight boxer
DS/UK/1210Harvey; Len (1907-1976); English boxer
DS/UK/3870Kid Nitram (b1904); French middleweight boxer
DS/UK/22760Russell; Sam (fl.1922-1953); British boxer and boxing referee
DS/UK/22781Abrahams; Harry (fl.1920s); British boxing referee and promoter
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