BOXING

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 288, 30 August 1920, Page 5

BOXING

FRENCH TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. , Paris, August 27. Tho Eudeline lias sailed for Australia, with a party of boxers, including Arthur TV'.vns, who will fifrht Kilbane at the Sydney Stadium. OtheTs of the party are Criqui, Francis Charles (welter-weight champion of France), and Zozo Dupre (feather-weight champion), who was recently operated on for appendicitis, but made a fine recovery.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DEMPSEY. TRAINING HARD. (Rec. August 28, 5,5 p.m.) Benton Harbour, August 27. Dempsey is carrying out a rigorous training campaign. Ho is boxing daily with three negro fighters, with whom ho trained for the Willard match, and is doing considerable road work each morn-ing.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE CANCELLED LEVINSKY-CAE-PENTIER BOUT. (Rec. August 28, 5.5 p.m.) ' • New York, August 28. Jack .'Cunoy, the promoter of (the Lovinsky-Carpentier bout, expressed surprise at Koarns's announcement that Carpontier would cancel the Levinsky bout in order to meet Dempsey. Curley pointed out that he had received a lettor from Deschamps stating that Cochran to the Carpentier-Dcmpsey bout in America, but Deschamps had referred Cochran to. Curley. The latter reaffirmed Dcschamp's decision to have Carpcntier fulfil the contract to fight Lennsky.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. UREN AND HOLMES DRAW. By TeloEranh-Presg Association, Greymouth, August 28. A boxing contest between Uren (9st. 71b.) aiul Holmes (9st. 71b.) was held in tho Town Hall before a big house. It went the full distance, the referee (Mr. Cndman) declaring a draw. Holmes was prominent in the early stages, ducking under Uren's. guard and scoring hard with his right to the ribs. Uren, who was cool throughout, connected often with his rights and left to tho face. In the. thirteenth round . Uren floored Holme.?, wbio took the count for nine, but rose full of fight, and toro in ivith both hands to the body. Uren continued poking out his right to the face, and had Holmes thinking hiard. In clinches both scored to tho body, Uren displaying a lot of strength. In tho last two rounds Uren put on a lot of points, and the decision met with mixedapproval, Uren appearing to have a slight advantage.

Tn a preliminary amateur six-round contest, Neilson (Blackball) was fiivwi the decision against Wilcox (Waiuta). It was a hard gruelling fight throughout, Wilcox showing what little science was displayed. Both men were tired towards the finish. Wilcox was unlucky to loirc.