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Excerpt from The Coaltown Gazette - May 1895...Ringside telegraphic report round by round from Detroit's Olympia arena of the George Chuvalo Vs Jimmy Bivins battle for the North American heavyweight championship....Also off the wire at Montreal's Mount Royal Arena Ross Delaney knocked out Bill Wilson in 4 rounds in the main event...On the undercard Phil Miller outpointed Gunner Arnold (6); Kid Williams outpointed Jean Lapointe (6); and Big Joe Montferrand (nee Hippolyte St-Germain) knocked out Pugg Hanlon in one round...At Toronto's Mutual Street Rink Jack Stewart knocked out Mike Boden in 4 rounds...At Dreamland Arena in Vancouver Jack Munroe stopped Patsy Cardiff in 7 rounds....At Sherman Rink in Calgary George McRay won a six round decision in a rematch with Colorado's Joe Dineen....At Massey Hall in Toronto Johnny Jackson outpointed Black Bill Brooks (6)....
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