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Show I Mike O'Dowd Here . ; En Route to 'Norfe ! ' j " Mike O'Dowd, former world's mid-, dleweighl boxing champion, was an Ogden visitor today for a short time en route to Portland where he has one more engagement before clashing with Gordon McKay for the world title, .O'Dowd was accompanied by two trainers and a sparring partner and stated that he was in the best of con-j con-j djtion. He expects a hard contest with McKay when the two clash on July 5. O'Dowd was questioned as to tho class of the middleweight champion, Johnny Wilson, who recently won the tl'tlo from O'Dowd. In answer he said: "Wilson defeat-i defeat-i ed mo on tho square and the best that I (-can hope for now is a return match with the present tltlo holder. I am cpnfidentthat I can defeat the Boston star quick in a return match." |