Sands Wants To Meet Murphy
CHRISTCHURCH, March 14. Dave tSands, Australian middleweight boxing champion, aud his manager (Mr. T. Maguire) visited ' Christchurch yes- j terdav and discussed with the Christchurch Boxing Association a proposai toi- an Enipire middleweight title bout ; with Bos Murphy in Christchurch. It ! is understood that the purse the Asso- ; ciation is prepared to offer is . larger | lhau->any yet fought for in New Zealand. Even though not .authorised by tho New Zealand Boxing Council the Association beiieves ' that the Boxing Councjl wouid not object to a large purse for a.ti Empire title bout. The New Zealand Council would also have to lift the Suspension on Murphy.
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 March 1948, Page 7
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