• Short Summary

    Roy Ankarah beats Ronnie Clayton and defends his boxing title at Nottingham Ice Stadium.

  • Description

    Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.

    The Empire Featherweight Boxing Contest - Ronnie Clayton, British Boxing Featherweight Champion fights Roy Ankarah, the Empire Featherweight Champion at Nottingham's Ice Stadium.

    GV. Roy Ankarah (Nicknamed 'The Black Flash') and Ronnie Clayton fighting (Superimposed title) MV. Both fighters swapping punches. SV. Ankarah dances back out of range. MV. Ankarah throwing punches in all directions. MV Ringside crowd look on. SV. Ankarah ducks smartly, and carries on swapping punches. MV. Clayton, now very flat footed and tired, manages to fight back. CU. Ted "Kid" Lewis, a fellow boxer, watching. MV. Boxers in corner, Round 13 board paraded. SV. Clayton still trying to answer Ankarah's non-stop attack. SV. Ankarah punishing Clayton. MV. Clayton on canvas, he crawls to ropes. CU. Clayton kneeling between ropes. SCU. Bruce Woodcock clapping. SV. Ankarah and Clayton.

    (Orig.Neg.) (Title scene "D")

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    17.17
    Media URN:
    27105
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    28/02/1952
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:06:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:15:17:00 / 01:16:23:00
    Canister:
    52/18

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