Lot 323: Boxing News Magazine, Vol. 35, No. 14, April 6, 1979

This issue of Boxing News, a weekly boxing magazine dated April 6, 1979 (Vol. 35, No. 14), is a piece of sporting ephemera published during the publication’s 70th year. The front cover features a red and white masthead with prominent black headlines reading BY GEORGE! CONTEH AND LUCAS CAN SCORE, referencing trainer George Francis and boxers John Conteh and Frankie Lucas. The layout includes two monochromatic photographs and promotional text for a competition to win a trip to Cologne. The original cover price is stated as 25p.