NEARLY HAD BOXING VICTORY SNATCHED AWAY
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WELLINGTON, April 21. After piling up a big leud 011 points with some exeellent boxing agninst ari expefienced opponeiit, Lin Bhilp (Hutt Valley), 8st Dlb, nearly had victory snatehed from liim at the last niinute oi ft ten-round professional f eatlier weight bout against Ronnie Hawe.- . (Ghristehureh), Sst 101b, which openec' 1 the Wellington boxing season toi'iight A long swinging right by Hawea, a more or.less dqspeiate elfort, landed Husli on Plrilp's faee, sending him to the mat. He rose da/.ed after'thc couni of two but Ilawes was unable to nius- 1 fer Stififieiertt sfrengfh after having takefi a lof of pttnishmenl, to ad ; iniflister a' eOttp de graee. Bhilp suf : vived the, found to wiri eomfortably 011 j points. Philp was ir.akirtg his profes 1 sional debut.
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Chronicle (Levin), 22 April 1947, Page 5
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138NEARLY HAD BOXING VICTORY SNATCHED AWAY Chronicle (Levin), 22 April 1947, Page 5
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