The glorious history of the Stubbs Shield Boxing Tournament

This prestigious boxing meet was inaugurated in 1914 and in the long annals of its history, it had not been held only on three occasions, viz, in 1942 and 1943 during the second World War when Colombo City had to be evacuated after the bombing raid by Japanese Air Force and in 1988 due to the escalation of violence in the country due to J.V.P. activities. Boxing introduced to Stationed Armed Forces Since...

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