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Boxers continue good fight for Darcy
museum
Friday, 1 July 2005
Australian boxing legend Les Darcy
will be the theme of Saturday's boxing fundraiser as the push towards a
museum in the icon's honour enters its sixth year.
The Telarah Boxing Club and the Gladiators Motorcycle Club have again joined
forces in a bid to raise enough money to get the Darcy memorial up and
running for lovers of boxing and sport alike.
Boxing exhibitions from Maitland City,
Telarah and Grafton fighters will kick start the day's activities at the
Gladiators' clubhouse in Portland Street with the special appearance of
Coffs Harbour fighters one of the main highlights.
Kaizen Ryu fighting, arm wrestling
competitions and a freestyle karate demonstration from Maitland PCYC round
out the afternoon's activities, with the action starting at 1.30pm.
The fundraising event will also
feature live music by Bush Rock and Johnny Green's Blue Cowboys along with
light refreshments and raffles.
Trainer at the Telarah Boxing Club
Neville Short says it's important the community gets behind the opening of
the boxing museum.
"We hope this Saturday will prove the
people of Maitland are fully behind the Les Darcy Memorial," Short said.
"Through the Les Darcy Committee we
hope to put on show photos of him in action, various memorabilia and the
history behind the fighter.
"Once it's up and running, we hope to
bring people from all over the world to the museum."
Darcy made his professional debut as a
14-year-old and by September, 1916 had 22 straight victories to his name.
He left the sport with an outstanding
boxing record, losing just four of his 50 professional fights, before
tragically dying at age 21.
An avid fan of the fighter, Short was
confident of the 'Maitland Wonder's' lofty place in world boxing history.
"There's no doubt he's the greatest
boxer that ever lived. Even Jeff Fenech says so. His speed, strength, and
love for boxing made him a champion."
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