The World Heavyweight title tournament at Harringay. Reports are of some changes to the advertised line up, which included The Angel and Harold Starr.
In the first round Francis St Clair Gregory beat Martin Bucht 1-0; Gaston Ghavaert beat Jim Foy 1-0; Milo beat Bill Garnon-DISQ
Bert Assirati beat Van Wurden 1-0,; Karloff Mangoonian beat Izzy Van Dutz 1-0; Bert Mansfield beat Abdul the turk 1-0, Karl Reginsky beat Clem Lawrence 1-0 ; Ivan Martinson beat Phil Siki 1-0
Second round: Ghavaert beat St Clair Gregory 1-0; Assirati beat Milo 1-0; Mansfield stpd Mangoonian; Martinson bt Reginsky-DISQ
Semi Final Assirati beat Ghavaert 1-0 ;Martinson beat Mansfield 1-0
Championship final to be held on 4th March
Wrestling overseas today, Pat Roach defeated Mitsuo Hata, in Monroe, Louisiana, USA, on this day in 1975.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1970:-
Steve Logan (W) v Tony St Clair
Clay Thomson (1) v Brian Maxine (1)
18 February 1904
Birth of Val Cerino
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Making a few quid overseas today is Eddie "Kung Fu" Hamill, who beat Tab Rodgers, in a shivery Calgary, Canada, on this day in 1982.
On our TV screens on this day in 1967: -
Mick McManus (New Cross) v. Ian Gilmore (Middlesbrough)
Zoltan Boscik (Budapest) v. Tony Borg (Malta)
Nikita Mulkovich (USSR) v. Bob Kirkwood (Portsmouth)
Nikita Mulkovich (Alex Mulko), also manufactured Championship belts for various federations in the USA.