Word: welterweight
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Pride of Cuba By trouncing Charley Fusari in March, Chicago's Johnny Bratton inherited Sugar Ray Robinson's world welterweight (147 lb.) title in the 47 states ruled by the National Boxing Association. But the New York State Athletic Commission figured it had a strong candidate for the title right in its own backyard: Cuba's (and Harlem's) Kid Gavilan, 25, winner of eight straight fights and one of the few boxers who ever stood up to Sugar Ray for a full 15 rounds. Last week in Manhattan's Madison Square Garden, Bratton...
...satellites who did appear did well. Hungary finished third (after Italy and Germany), and Poland's Zygmunt Chychla won the welterweight crown. The biggest loser was Tourney Director Eduardo Mazzia, who hadn't known the Russians were only shadow boxing. He had to pick up the hotel tab for the 28 boxers and trainers who had stayed in Minsk...
Boxing (Fri. 10 p.m., ABC radio & NBC-TV). Welterweight championship fight: Johnny Bratton v. Kid Gavilan...
...Lightweight Champion Ike Williams, over sixth-ranked Welterweight Fitzie Pruden, a unanimous ten-round decision in a warmup for his title defense against James Carter next month; in Chicago...
...Williams, world's lightweight champion, decisioned Canada's welterweight Fitzie Pruden in a ten round fight in the Chicago stadium last night...