From the Halifax Chronicle Morning Extra Edition...Eire's Sailor Tom Sharkey knocked down Jack Root twice in the first round and three times in the second round to capture the EBU heavyweight title...Boston strongboy John L Sullivan mauled Australia's Frank Slavin winning the referee's decision after ten brutal rounds...San Francisco's Joe Kennedy out-slugged tough Pat Killen for four rounds before knocking him down and through the ropes from where the referee ruled Killen unable to continue, making Kennedy the new Pacific Northwest champion...George Godfrey will defend his Empire title against former champion Bob Fitzsimmons tomorrow evening at the National Sporting Club in London...
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