In 1952 in Newcastle Ernest Baldwin KO'd Dave Armstrong in a defence of his British heavyweight championship.
A few more moments of wrestling on this day through the ages
1950 in Cambridge
1960 at Lime Grove
Hull in 1971
Burgess Hill in 1978
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Wrestling overseas today, Mark Rocco (as Black Tiger), defeated Ryuma Go, in Chiba, Japan, on this day in 1983.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1966:-
Heavyweight: Steve Veidor (Wirral, Cheshire) v Pietro Chapelle (Florence)
Catchweight: Mike Eagers (Sheffield) v Alan Miquet (Huddersfield)