BOXING
INVERCARGILL, Nov. 16. In a professional boxing contest at Mataura on iSaturday night Jackie ; Marr (the Victorian light-heavy- | weiglit champion) defeated ' CJill'l Hanliaiu (New Zealand) oji points after.jo ! rounds of fast boxing. Marr scaleu | 12.2 and Hanham ll.li. .Marr scopeu a knockdovvn in the third round but ilanI hara was on liis feet again after u [ count oi one. Marr wou comfortabiy, j but Hanham put up a great show j against a clever boxer. It was the first ; open air contest in Bouthland and uxtracted an attendance of about 2500. • Marr meets Darcy HoH'man at Mataura in three weeks •' time.
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Chronicle (Levin), 17 November 1947, Page 7
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