A reminder how much wrestling was shadowing boxing at the time. Erksine, Bygraves, Prescott, Cooper and Walker were an active sixties clique involved with the Empire Heavyweight title. Which they boxed for at the Empire Pool. As in wrestling, there was seldom an Empire challenger from outside England!
Unusual for Dave Barrie to be on a bill without Kellett
06 December 1965
At London’s Seymour Hall Jack Dempsey defeated Linde Caulder to retain the Empire Welterweight Championship.
Wrestling overseas today, The Mighty Chang (Milton Reid) lost to Jose Tarres in Barcelona, Spain, on this day in 1963.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1969:-
Vic Faulkner/Bert Royal (1) v Abe Gibserg/John Foley (Black Diamonds)
Les Kellett (W) v Steve Young
Ted Heath (DQ) v Ivan Penzekoff