King V Paterson - Boxing (1947)

Unissued / Unused material. Bantamweight championship of Great Britain, British Empire and the Lord Lonsdale Belt between Johnny King and Jackie Paterson. Belle Vue, Manchester, Greater Manchester. Various shots of the boxing match from different angles. Paterson wins and the two put their arms around each other as press take pictures. Cataloguer’s note: date of item: 11/2/1947. 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 (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.