AUCKLAND BOXING SEASON OPENS
Two Professional Bouts B,v Telegraph—Press Association. . AUCKLAND, March 27. The Auckland Boxing Association began its 1939 season to night, when two professional matches were held, in addition to three amateur contests. The first professional bout was a welterweight between Don Johnson and Vic Caltaux, both of Auckland, and it was won by Johnson on points at the end of ten three-minute rounds. lu the second professional match Harry Summers, Australian lightweight, made his first appearance in New Zealand, and he created a very favourable impression by decisively beating Brian McKay, Auckland.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 156, 28 March 1939, Page 13
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95AUCKLAND BOXING SEASON OPENS Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 156, 28 March 1939, Page 13
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