Title Holders Warm-Up For Big Fight 1949

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Full title reads: "Title Holders Warm Up For Big Fight".

Boxers train for forthcoming fight.

Paris, France.

MV Marcel Cerdan sparring. SV Marcel Cerdan sparring. CU Marcel Cerdan sparring. MV Pressmen. CU Cerdan.

Warwick, Warwickshire.

MV Randolph Turpin...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45863
Sort Number:
49/024
Time in/Out:
01:05:07:00 / 01:05:39:00
Canister:
49/24
Film ID:
1409.06
Issue Date:
24/03/1949

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