Sports News - Buxton K.O’s Finch (1954)

Birmingham. Boxing match between Alex Buxton and Albert Finch in progress. GV. Start of fight, Alex Buxton wears white stripe down trunks SV. Both boxers hooking solidly. CU. Tommy Farr in audience. SCU. Buxton misses with a vicious right hook, Finch swayed back cleverly. SV. Finch doing some good work with his left. CU. Boxer Freddie Mills looking appreciative from the audience. SV. Finch makes the mistake of leading with his right and Buxton quickly rips a right into Finch’s unguarded chin. A Right uppercut puts Finch down for a count of 9. SV. Finch being counted. SCU. Seconds watching. SV. Finch staggering to his feet to be met by a vicious right hook, which topples him over for the final count. Finch lays flat on his back as referee counts. SV. Referee counting over Finch. SV. Referee counts Finch out and lifts Buxton’s hand to proclaim him the winner. Buxton does a victory jig. SV. Crowd. SV. Finch being assisted to his corner. SV. Buxton wearing his “Lonsdale belt“. (Neg.) (Title Scene “E“)
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