Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 November 1952Vol. XXIII, No. 4

Fijian Boxer's Victory in Singapore

p. 60 · Read in the full issue

Page 6060

Singapore

Fijians are gaining: fame with the* boxers as well as with their footballer In Singapore in mid-October, Sgt. Isimes Radradro, of the Fiji Infantry Battalioc now fighting terrorists in Malaya, knocke out the Australian light-heavyweight con tender Jim Woods in the 9th round o a scheduled 10-round fight.

Over 100 of Isimeli’s Fijian Battalia) friends travelled 200 miles from thek camp to see the fight. At the end of th contest they all tried to get into tU ring to celebrate the victory with a wa dance.

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