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27th May 1889 - Rushcutters Bay
Inaugural OPBF Heavyweight Title
Frank Slavin (9-10) KO5 Billy 'Australian' Smith (11-5)
Frank Slavin became the inaugural OPBF Heavyweight Champion in dramatic circumstances, Slavin was down in the third and fourth stanza's before knocking out Smith with a big right cross.
Inaugural OPBF Middleweight Title
Jim Hall (4-6) KO5 Dan Creedon (11-1)
Dan Creedon's unbeaten record was smashed by Hall. The knockout came from nowhere, with Creedon dominating and coming close to stopping his opponent, hall landed a huge right cross as Creedon went in for the kill. The 'Golden Boy' of Australian boxing was unable to beat the count and the belt went to Hall.
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