RAF Fighters In The Ring (1941)

Title reads: “RAF fighters in the ring“. Location of events unknown. Boxing tournament with professional boxers in aid of RAF (Royal Air Force) Benevolent Fund. Various shots of fight between Air Craftsman Eric Boon (British Lightweight Champion) and Corporal Dave Finn. Boon wins. Various shots of fight between Corporal Peter Kane (ex-world flyweight champion) and Corporal Teddy O’Neill. Peter wins the match. They raise £5000 for the fund. Narrator comments that the British boxers, all RAF men, will be keeping a close eye out for German boxer Max Schmelling who’s become a paratrooper. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (191