Fights Last Night Feats In Paris and New York
A scrambled report notes boxing and fight results featuring Neal Rivers and Bobby Dai, with events in Paris and New York. Mentions other fighters and places in a terse, partially garbled OCR style.
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1955
Page
15
A scrambled report notes boxing and fight results featuring Neal Rivers and Bobby Dai, with events in Paris and New York. Mentions other fighters and places in a terse, partially garbled OCR style.
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