| Main Performers | Mat Wells,
Kid Lewis,
Johnny Griffiths,
Frances Charles,
Jules Lenaers (Belgian middleweight) [exhibition rounds],
Georges Carpentier [exhibition rounds],
Pal Moore,
Eugene Criqui (French) - boxers |
| Set List | Johnny Griffiths v Frances Charles,
Mat Wells v Kid Lewis,
Georges Carpentier and his sparring partner Jules Lenaers gave 3 rounds of exhibition of boxing,
Pal Moore v Eugene Criqui |
| Performance Notes | Johnny Griffiths won his match in three rounds.
Mat Wells gave in 12th round.
The winner of each contest received a gold cup and the loser a silver cup.
A share of the ticket proceeds was donated to charity.
Eugene Criqui replaced Charles Ledoux, who was very ill with bronchitis and forbidden to box by his doctor..
"...The appearance of Carpentier at Albert Hall is to be sandwiched between three contests in which men who stand high in the world of boxing will take part. It is in every sense a big, ambitious, and expensive programme that is to be presented to the public."
(The Daily Telegraph, 22 December 1919)
"ALBERT HALL.
LEWIS DEFEATS WELLS.
Johnny Griffits, known as the 'Akron Flask' an American pugilist, beat Francis Charles, a French middle-weight, in the third round at the Albert Hall last night, when profesiona boxing on an unusually pretentious scale was done...
There followed these two men into the ring Ted Lewis, once our feather-weight champion, and for a brief period counted the best welter in the world, and Matt Wells, who once beat Freddie Welsh for the light-weight title...
CARPENTIER'S SPAR.
Carpentier, all smiles, followed with his sparring partner, Jules Lenaers, the Belgian middle wight. He was received with much enthusiasm, and there were many cheers when, before giving his exposition, he leaned over the ropes and shook Beckett y the hand. The spar delightfully done, and stood out as a truly pleasant feature of the evening.
Pal Moore, the American bantam, who last fight in this country was against Jimmy Wilde, met Eugene Criqui, at his weight the next best boxer to Chares Ledoux in France..."
(The Daily Telegraph, 27 December 1919) |
| Related Archival Material | Original photograph of the event is held by Mirriorpix. |