BOXING
TAURANGA TOURNAMENT SATURDAY’S BOUTS Following are the results of Iqouts in the Bay of Plenty championships which were held at Tauranga on Saturday last:—
Shadow Weight: A. Raymond 6.5£ (Mt. Maunganui) beat J. Kahn 6.1 (Ngongotaha) on points. Final: A. Anderson 6.5 (Hamilton) beat A. Raymond 6. 5$ on points. Paperweight: A. Anderson 6.5 (Hamilton) beat T. Hunt 6.7 h (Whakatane) on a T.K.O. Flyweight: N. Simpson 11.7 (Katikati) beat P. Johnson 7.5 (Tauranga) on points; A. McKinnon 7.5 (Ngongotaha) beat K. Crawford 7.4 (Mt. Maunganui) on points; C. Somers 7.13 (Mt. Maunganui) lost to E. Corbett 7.8 (Hamilton) on points. Semi-finals: E. Corbett 7.8 (Hamilton) beat B. Williams 7.13 (Opotiki) on points; A. McKinnon 8.0 (Ngongotaha) beat N. Simpson 7.11 (Katikati) on points. Final: E. Corbett beat A. McKinnon on a T.K.O. in the second i;ound. McKinnon was awarded the trophy for the gamest loser.
Bantamweight: C. Curtis 8.5 (Opotiki) beat N. Crawford 8.52- (Mt. Maunganui) on points.
Final: N. Hastings 8.5£ (Tauranga) won by default from C. Curtis. Featherweight: B. Wood 8.13 (Hamilton) beat D. Bennett 8.13 ((Whakatane) the referee stopping the contest in the second round.
Final: N. Hastings beat B. Wood on points in the bset fight seen during the tournament. Lightweight: I. London 9.51 (Tauranga) beat N. Batchelor 9.1 (Ngongotaha) on points; S. Gilpin 9.5 (Tauranga) beat P. Knight 9.7 (Ngongotaha) on points; J. Robinson 9.6 (Opotiki) beat J. Baty 9.8 (Whakatane). The referee stopped the bout in the second round, but Baty seemed to be fighting back quite strongly. Semi-finals: J. Robinson 9.6 (Opotiki) beat I. London 9.5 (Tauranga). The referee stopped the fight in the third round.
N. Smith 9.9 (Hamilton) beat S. Gilpin 9.5 (Tauranga) in points. Final, Lightweight:, N. Smith beat J. Robinson on a T.K.O. in the third round.
Welterweight: T. Connor 10.5 J (Opotiki) beat G. Francis 10.3 (Whakatane) on a T.K.0.; B. Blackburn 10.5 (Hamilton) beat M. Matchitt 10.6 (Whakatane) the referee stopping the fight in the third round. Final: B. Blackburn beat T. Conner on points.
Middleweight: B. Morgan 10.8 (Mt. Maunganui) beat R. Kelly 10.8 (Tauranga) on points; N. Crawford 11.0 (Katikati) beat J. Patterson 11.4 i (Whakatane) on points. Final: N. Crawford beat B. Morgan on points. Light Heavyweight: J. Hunt 11.5 (Katikati) beat R. Woods 12.3-2-(Whakatane) on points in a close contest.
Heavyweight: L. Candy 13.8 (Whakatane) beat R. Booth 12.9 J (Opotiki) on points; G. Crawford 12.9 (Katikati) beat A. Odey 11.7 s (Tauranga) on a T.K.O. Semi-final: Crawford beat Candy on points.
Final: Crawford beat G. Crawford on points.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 61, 1 August 1947, Page 4
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