PROFESSIONAL BOUT
WELLINGTON, Dec. 5. The enterprise of the Hutt Valley Boxing Association in staging a double professional bill at the ■ Agricultural II all, Lower Hutt, tonight, attracted a fair sized audience which was weli sat isfied with the fare presented. J. O'Leary (Hutt Valley) 11st 11b made an auspicious first appearance a^ a professional by out-pointing rugged Harry Hanson (W7ellington) 11st 41b over eight rounds in a middleweight match. In a lightweight contest scheduled for 10 rounds, Percv Ivelly (Auckland). New Zealand champion, knocked ou Laurie Rodger (Hamilton) with a per fectly timed right rip to the body, in (Hrh *4:' o ur tirm CTinrdi8 Rcfdguf not pn-fy^'ook-the full eount but it was also some time before he realised what had happened to him. Both scaled 9st 91b.
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 December 1949, Page 7
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