Bos Murphy Offered Bouts In Australia
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WELLINGTON, Jan.- 13. Bos Murphy, fOl'mer liolder of the British Empire middleweight title and ex-NeAV Zealiind wciterweight cliampion, inav visit Australia shortly to fighv Dave Sauds, trijjle Australian ehainpion. Folloiving negotiations with Sydney Stadiums J-/td., Murphy has xeeeived h eoiitract for coutests in Australia.Much is likely to hingo ou his showing agaiust bands as to how many fights Murphy will have. He is at prcseiit in Auekiaiid. His manager, Mr. P. J. Gal--vin, said today that the coutract had just arrived. He would .diseuss it with Murphy 011 his return to Wellington. Murphy iias not fought since roturniug from EngJand wkere he won thc British Empire 11st 61b title 011 Januarv 26 last year and lost it on May 17- to the 28-year-old coloured boxer, JDick Turpin. The Murphy-Bauds light is scheduled for February. 14> at Sydney but it is ■ likely -that Murplry wjUl-.ask fo.r this "date to be nearer/March if iiot ao.tuaily iif'Mareh.^. ' ... .' ■' "
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Chronicle (Levin), 14 January 1949, Page 7
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