Floyd Bunnison, Biggar, Saskatchewan welterweight native with the Canadian Armed Forces Brigade lost decision to "Lefty" O'Connell of Vancouver, British Columbia in March of 1944. Throughout the evening boxing finals, the gymnasium shook to German bombs and flares crashing nearby. World War II was an international military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945

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"Boxers Unruffled by Thud of Bombs "More Important" Battle Continues in Brigade Fight Finals while Crowd Hits Floor in Air Raid". Maple Leaf, London England, Special to The Maple Leaf. March 3, 1944. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J8U6AAAAIBAJ&sjid=SyoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1384,406226&dq=biggar+saskatchewan+. Retrieved 2010-03-10.