Change for the better
Sep 01, 2022
2 minutes
Miles Templeton
Boxing historian
IN autumn 1909, boxing in Great Britain changed for the better. Two unique institutions, both still around today, were introduced to the sporting public.
The photograph shows Freddie Welsh of Pontypridd boxing against Johnny Summers of Canning Town for the British featherweight championship at the National Sporting Club in Covent Garden. The bout took place on November 8 that year,
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