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Nardico to Meet Blackwood In Milwaukee Ten-Rounder MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 23 UP.— Dan Nardico, a light heavyweight from Los Angeles, will fight Joe Blackwood in a 10-round main event in the Milwaukee Auditorium June 30. Nardico has scored 26 knockouts in 45 professional fights. He gained national attention last December when he nearly upset Harry "Kid" Mathews in a match at Cleveland that ended in a split decision for Mathews. Blackwood, a 165-pounder from Pater-son, N. J., has shown a fighting spirit in four previous appearances here. In his last Milwaukee fight, Blackwood battled to a draw with Robert Villemain of France.