John Fleming Arthur 'Peggy' Bettinson
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# 43 King Street, Covent Garden Standing before 43 King Street, you're at the birthplace of modern boxing—a place where gentlemen and sporting enthusiasts gathered from 1891 to revolutionize a brutal street sport into a refined athletic contest governed by strict rules and etiquette. Arthur 'Peggy'...
Location
43 King Street, Covent Garden
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This building was once known as The National Sporting Club March 1891-October 1929 which under its president Hugh Cecil Lowther the Fifth Earl of Lonsdale and co-founders Arthur 'Peggy' Bettinson and John Fleming became the home of modern glove boxing