Our local (ish) lad, working overseas on this day, in 1978, is Lenny Hurst, whot beat Joe Ventura, in Montreal, Canada.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1970: -
Ian Gilmour v Alan Colbeck (W)
Steve Logan v Mal Kirk (RSF)
Geoff Portz (W) v Manuel Polman
Here's the advert for the Wellington show: