Turkington Pre-Fight Weigh-In

Turkington Pre-Fight Weigh-In

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Details

Location

Belfast

Year

1965

Date

Production 09/02/1965

Length

01min 05sec

Audio

mute, sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Bill Rutherford reports on the weigh-in before the fight between Belfast fighter Peter Sharpe and Henry Turkington. Turkington would go on to lose the fight on points. 

Notes

Henry Turkington was a very successful amateur and professional boxer. He won three All Ireland Senior Titles in one season. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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