BOXING.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17472, 5 June 1922, Page 8

BOXING.

McCLEARY BEATEN. KNOCKED OUT BY OADMAN IN TTTTRT) BOUND.' (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGKAM.) WESTPOET,' Juno 3. Tho' professional Bout between Brian McCleary, New Zealand heavy-weight champion (Christchurchl, list BJlb, and Laurie Cadman (Auckland), list Blb, for a purse of £lB5. scheduled to yo fiftjsen rounds at tho Wcstport Boxing Association's tournament on Saturday evening, came to a sensational close in the third round, when C adman knocked out the champion. Until then there was little to choose between the men, pxcept that Cadman'e blows, when delivered, were more powerful than those of McCleary. Cadman is only 22 years of age, three years the junior of McCleary. The title was not at stake. MADDOX WINS PROM ROBINSON ON A POUL. (pbess association telegsak.) NAPIER, Juno 8. Duke Maddox, of Hastings, and Lin, Robineon, of Gisborne, met hist night in a 15round contest for the featherweight championship of New Zealand and a purse of£lso. Maddox led for the first five rounds, but after that Robineon gained the points. Almost at the end of the eleventh round Maddox won on a foul, Robinson delivering a blow while his opponent was on his hands and knees.

AUSTRALIAN" CONTESTS. (By Cable—Proas Association —CopyrigJrt.) (Australian and N.2. Cable Association.) (Received Juno 4th, 6.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, Juno 4. At the Stadium, Vine© Blackburn beat Stanley Mcßride on points in a twentyround bout. The oontest was full of vim throughout, both men fighting for all they were worth. Blackburn used his left with telling effect, and gradually, piled up points. Mcßride came in for considerable hooting for his alleged doubtful tactics —holding and kidney punching. At Melbourne Bert Spar go beat Walter Boss in ten rounds.