Start Of Amateur Boxing Championships

Chronicle (Levin), 27 September 1949, Page 7

Start Of Amateur Boxing Championships

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WELLINGTON, Sept. 26. Four of the 77 entrants for the New Zealand amateur boxing eiiampionships which opened today, were either over- . weight or medieally unfit. A high standard of boxing was seen in the first round bouts whieh oceupied the afternoon and evening sessions. Details: — Flyweight: First round, J. O'ConiiO" (Canterburv) 7.13 2 beat J. Johnston (Wellington 7.6 on points. Featherweight: 1'irst round, 13. Brown (Dannevirke) 8.31 beat J. McAnally (Otago) 8.122 on points; D. Glozier (Southland) -8.132 beat R. C McGarthy (Auckland) 8.12 2 on poinls; W. Patterson (Hawke's Bay) 8.13 beat C. S. Hay (Ashburton) 8.112 on points; O. Smith (Taranaki) 8.92 beat P. Saunders (Wellington) 8 132 on points. Light weight: First round, C. Ball (Manawatu) 9.62 beat B. Edin- (Greymouth) 9.8 on points; F. Wilso.u (Wairarapa) 9.32 beat R. Methven (Auckland) 9.72 on points after the judges had disagreed; R. Elley (Wellington ) 9.9 beat J. Westhall (Hawke's Bay) 9.7 on points; J. Barndon (Hutt Valley) 9.9 knocked out C. Copestake (Taranaki) 9.82 in the first round; R. Wilson (Southland) won by default from R. Sadler (Waimate). Welterweight: First round, J. MeIvor (Hawke's Bay) 10.3, holder oi title, beat W. Ellery (Timaru) 10, the referee stopping the bout in the first round after Ellery had been down for eounts of eight and two; B. Shaw (Ganterbury) 10.12 beat M. McMillan (Waimate) 10.12 on points; B. Cabill (Hutt Valley) 10.12 beat Z. Unkovitch (Southland) 10.12 on points; J. Grant (Ashburton) 10.6 beat B. Frew (Wanganui) 10.62 on points. Middleweight: First round, J. Thompson (Auckland) 11.1 beat R. McDonald (Waimate) 11.42 on points; B. Bloor (Taranaki) 11.1 beat J. O'Leary (Hutt Valley) 11.02 after the judges had disagreed; II. Rush (Wellington) 13.32 knocked out E. Perry (Otago) 11.42 m j the second round; F. Hubbard (Mana-' watu) 11.4 beat J. Beale (Southland) 11.42 on points after the judges had disagreed. Bantamweight: First round, R. A. ' Broadhurst (Auckland) 8.42 beat A. Findlay (Oamaru) 8.6 by a technieal u i.

knockout in the first ro tnd; N. Collui (Taranaki) 8.42 beat D. Weeks (Ma pier) S.3 on points; A. Scaife (Huti Valley) 8.52 beat C. Gurtis (Greymouth) 8.52 on points. Light-heavy weight: O. M. Rollinson (Auckland) 12.3 beat Gallagher (Hutt Valley) 12.22 on points after the judges had disagreed; M. Kreft (Mana watu) 12.6 beat C. Keith (Wairarapa: 11.132 on points; W. Russell (Ganterbury) 11.102 beat F. David (Wellington) 12.3| on points. v Bos Murphy was unable to fight the Jamaican, Billy Jackson, at . Leeds. Murphy grazed an arm during training and the injurv turned septic.