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Freddie Welsh Crowned World Lightweight Champion of Britain
Freddie Welsh of Great Britain, the world lightweight champion, earned the crown by defeating Willie Ritchie in London after twenty rounds. Born in Prontlyrida, Wales, on March 8, 1888, Welsh learned boxing in the United States and later settled in California amid American earnings.
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