BOXING NEWS,

Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1922, Page 4

BOXING NEWS,

AUSTRALIAN AKI) H.Z- CABLE ASSOCIATION ( ADAiAN ill-ATS AIeULEARY. WESTPORT, June L Last night, tile heavy weight boxing contest, nttra.ted a grout crowd, the Theatre Roy 1 being packed to overllowing. Air Cliff Thomas acted a s referee. The light was for a purse of £lßo, the winner taking EDO and tiie loser £lO. the bu!mice evenly divided for expenses, Cnmrarv to’ expectations, Cadmnn proved the winner knocking out AloClenrv in the :lrd roiiud and thus gaining the S.'/. Heavyweight Championsliip. MADDOX V. ROHI.NSON. NAPIER, June 4. Duke Alacklox. of Hustings and Lin Robinson, of dish >rne, met last night in a fifteen round contest for tne featherweight championship of New Zealand and a purse of £ 1 of). Maddox led oil points in the first five rounds. Thereafter ltohinson gained points. Almost at the end of the eleventh round, Maddox well on a foul, Robinson delivering a blew while liis opponent was on liis hands and knees. SPARGO BEATS ROSS. .MELBOURNE, June 4. Bert Spargo heat Walter Ross, in a 10-round hunt. BLACK BURN OUTPOINTS McBRIDE SYDNEY, June 4. At the Stadium Vince Blackburn outpointed Stanley Mcßride, in a 20-round I sou t. The contest was full of vim throughout, both men fighting for all they were worth. Blackburn used liis left with telling effort on.l grfdually pih'd up the points. Mcßride came, in for considerable hooting for alleged doubtful tactics, holding and kidney punching.