Morning Post, Cann vs Gaffney at the Golden Eagle, Mile-End Road (1827)

WRESTLING. The wrestling match between Cann the celebrated Devonshire wrestler, and Gaffney, called the champion of Ireland, took place on Monday at the Golden Eagle, in the Mile-end-road. The match was for 60 guineas on the part of Cann to 50 on that of Gaffney, the first three fair back falls to decide it.

After a close contest of four minutes and fifty seconds, Cann gave his adversary a fair back fall. After a short interval the men again set to, but in one minute and forty seconds Cann caught his man on the shift, and threw him a fair back fall in beautiful style. Gaffney was obliged to give in, his left shoulder being dislocated.