HEAVY-WEIGHT BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP.
RUDD WINS SENSATIONAL^. ;By Telephone.—Special Correspondent.) ■ . Napier, September 9. Great interest was evinced in tho contest for the professional heavy-weight championship of New Zealand, . which took place hero to-night under the auspices of the Hawke's Bay Boxing Association. The match was between Mitchell, of Millerton, holder -of "tho . title, j and W. Rudd, of Wellington, who has just retired from the: aniateur. ranks after winning the • . provincial aniateur championship. The two men entered the ring at 9.15, and both looked very well, and in the best of condition., Mitchell was 121b. heavier than, the challenger.' When, the pair shaped up, Rudd immediately assumed tho aggressive. He opened with a vigorous right'. to the heart, which mado Mitchell look serious. Rudd promptly followed up his success with a left-liook, which dropped his' man for five seconds. As soon as Mitchell, regained, his • feet, Richards, Rudds' trainer, sent i Rudd .after the champion with a right, cross, which connected, and all was. over—Mitchell was counted out. Rudd was proclaimed champion after an encounter which lasted only 90 seconds, and without being hit. ...
In one of the preliminary bouts, Ellis, who is also trained by Richards, defeated Ireland, Hawke's Bay's .best, feather-weight, in 3 rounds. ' Richards leaves in the morning for Wellington with Rudd, Ellis,, and Porter. Ellis and Porter will do some boxing at the Newtown Pastimes Club with Syd. Sullivan, who is training there for his match with '"Dealer"" Wells., '"'.-"'.
■■; A considerable amount of interest is bcing, taken in the meeting ,of the feather-weights, Sullivan and Wells, at. the' Opera House on Thursday next; under the auspices of the Wellington Boxing . Association., ■ Both contestants have shown' excellent form in their training operations. Sullivan recently' met , Meagban', a, champion, in -'the. lightweight, class, a stone heavier -than himself, and only :lost- on points, after' a twenty-rouiid contest.. ... ■'
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 7
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308HEAVY-WEIGHT BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 7
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