1.
MS KING PHUM: PHOL MEETING TEAM LEADERS (2 SHOTS)
0.08

2.
MCU (PAN) TEAM LEADERS
0.14

3.
MS VAN CULENBURG (CEYLON)
0.17

4.
MS CHO TONG KEE (KOREA)
0.19

5.
CU GONG
0.20

6.
LS TO CU FIGHT
0.32

7.
MS BOXING FANS
0.34

8.
MS FIGHT BETWEEN IRANIAN AND JAPANESE BOXERS (3 SHOTS)
0.43

9.
MS BOXING FANS
0.44

10.
MS CATALINO ARPON (PHILIPPINES)
0.48

11.
MS SHIRATORI (JAPAN)
0.50

12.
MS FIGHT IN PROGRESS (2 SHOTS)
1.01

13.
MS WOMEN SPECTATORS
1.03

14.
MS JAPANESE TEAM LEADER RECEIVING TROPHY FROM KING
1.10



Initials IT/S/WH/EEH


SPORT: BOXING

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Background: KING PHUMIPHOL OF THAILAND LAST THURSDAY (DEC 12) WATCHED THE FINALS OF THE FIRST ASIAN AMATEUR BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS, HELD IN BANGKOK.BEFORE THE BOUTS BEGAN, HE WAS INTRODUCED TO LEADERS OF THE BOXING TEAMS, INCLUDING THAT OF JAPAN, WHICH LATER WON THE TEAM TROPHY.

CHO TONG KEE OF KOREA TOOK THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE NIGHT WITH A 4 - 1 DECISION OVER CEYLON'S VAN CULENBURG.

MASAO KARASAWA OF JAPAN, FAVOURITE TO WIN THE FLYWEIGHT TITLE, WAS PAIRED AGAINST NASSER AGHAI, IRAQ, WHO PUT UP A STRONG FIGHT FROM VERY START OF THE MATCH.AGHAI WENT ON TO SCORE THE NIGHT'S FIRST UPSET WITH A 3-2 DECISION.

IN THE LIGHTWEIGHT CONTEST, ANOTHER JAPANESE, KANEMARU SHIRATORI, WON A UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER CATALINO ARPON, OF THE PHILIPPINES.