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Festival of Fight Champions At London Complete Sellout LONDON, England, May 23 UP.— A complete sellout of the 50,000 seats avauV able for the "Festival of Champions" fight card at Londons White City Stadium, June 5, was announced today by promoter Jack Solomons. Cesar Brion; Argentine opponent for British and European heavyweight champion Jack Gardner in the main bout, had his first boxing training in this country today. Two United States fighters — also on the program — are-scheduled to arrive Friday. They are Nick Barrone of Syracuse, N. Y., who will meet Britains European cruiser-weight champion Don Cockell, and Jackie Keough, of Cleveland, Ohio, will oppose another European title holder in Britains colored middleweight, Randolph Turpin. Meanwhile, Solomons, who returned from Paris yesterday, admitted that no business has yet been concluded in connection with the proposed world championship fight between Turpin and world middleweight title-holder Ray Robinson. Solomons said -he still has hopes the bout will be staged in Britain on July 10. J * /
