The Merthyr man had earned his shot at the WBC bantamweight title with 25 wins from 26 professional fights, his only defeat a highly controversial points loss to Juan Francisco Rodriguez in Spain that ...
The 4 November marks the 30-year anniversary of Johnny Owen's passing. The story of the 'Matchstick Man' is dominated by its tragic end as the frail-looking Welshman was beaten into a coma in a Los ...
The "caper" genre of film is one of the most successfully formulaic in modern cinema. Typically, these films tell the story of a loveable and charming conman or thief who is seen for his true good, ...
Highlights of 'The Matchstick Man', Johnny Owen, from 1978. In April he makes the first defence of his vacant British ...
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