[2] 1925 ended with a challenge for the Welsh heavyweight title, arranged at the Palace Theatre in Crumlin on Boxing Day.

The bout was contested at the Taff Vale Park in Pontypridd in front of a record crowd, with a purse of £150 as well as the title for stake.

[4] The twenty round contest went the full distance, and Power was declared victor on points decision making him the new Welsh heavyweight champion.

A week later, on 4 August, Power fought George Christian of Columbus, Ohio at Pontypridd, beating the American with a clean knockout in the second.

The two men met at Greyfriars Hall in Cardiff in a fifteen-round bout, but Power's defence was a short one being counted out within 21 seconds of the first round.