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1980 reports on Johnny Owen's coma then his funeral

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1980 BBC Wales reports on the tragic finale of Johnny Owen's challenge for Lupe Pintor's world title in Los Angeles.

Owen went into a two-month coma before pneumonia finally claimed his life on 4 November.

A momentous and moving funeral in Owen's hometown of Merthyr Tydfil followed.

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