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26 July - 1919 - The Forgotten Flyweight Champion
REPEAT: On this day in 1919, boxer George Mendies won the Australian Flyweight Title — and it was a crown he'd defend successfully again and again. Despite this being a period of racism and anti-Semitism, this Jewish-Por...
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26 July - 1919 - The Forgotten Flyweight Champion is an episode from Australia On This Day. REPEAT: On this day in 1919, boxer George Mendies won the Australian Flyweight Title — and it was a crown he'd defend successfully again and again....
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Published Jul 25, 2021, 15:12 long, audio available.
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REPEAT: On this day in 1919, boxer George Mendies won the Australian Flyweight Title — and it was a crown he'd defend successfully again and again. Despite this being a period of racism and anti-Semitism, this Jewish-Portuguese-Chinese Australian champion was hugely popular — and his fate was every bit as tragic as those of Les Darcy and Dave Sands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Published Jul 25, 2021 and 15:12 long