BOXING NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 July 1922, Page 4

BOXING NEWS.

(WEYMOUTH, July 17. On Saturday night the tourney resulted as follows:

Featherweights Paseoe 9.1) D.'iit Ci'iqtli. lightweight Nelson heat Mack. Bantam—Kerr heat Lousieh. Welter—O’Neill heat Digmui. Flyweight—Donnelly heat Duncan. Heavy weight—O'Donnell heat Bone. WEST COAST HEP. TEAM. Consequent in the results of Saturday’s utprnoy, the following team were chosen to represent the Oroymouth Boxing Association at the South Island ' Championships to lie held at Timaru, • commencing Tuesday 251 h and 2(ith . Julv:— Bantam —S. Kerr (Blackball i. Feu- J therweight—lt. Paseec (Greymoutli). lightweight—.). Nelson Greymoutli). 1 Welterweight—L. O'Neill (Grey). Mid-; (Ih'weight—L. O’Neill (Grey). 1 ,M,r W. ON’eiil was appointed trainer, i

CHRISTCHURCH CHAMPIONSHIPS. CHRISTCHURCH, July In Following are the results of the amateur boxing finals:Flyweight.— W. V. Howell (7.0) heat J. Johnston (7.3) on points. Bantam. —D. Johnston (8.11) heal G. Ferris (7.13) on points. Featherweight—T. Armstrong (8.13.’) heat N. Moulin (8.11) on points. This was a popular win. Lightweight.—D. Fabian (9.1.31) heat A. Sehmaiiski (9.13) on points—an unpopular decision. Welterweight.—A. Thompson < 10.-D heat W. Dwyer (19.0) on points.

Middleweight.- W. A. McPhnil (19.13) heat J. Gibson (11.4) on a k.o. Light Heavy.— F. Parker (11.4) heat J. Patterson (11.8) on points. Heavyweight.—ll. Stevens (11.10) heat J. Patterson (11.8) on points. The Featherweight contest, Armstrong v. Moulin, was one of the .host lights of the night, and the decision was very popular. 11l the lightweight Fabian v. Sehmaiiski, Fabian did not seem lit, and soon tired. The contestants boxed-evenly in the second round, hut there was wild hitting in the third. Both were tired when the gong sounded, with Fabian the winner. This decision was a very unpopular one and there was much hooting. In the middleweight light between Gibson and McPhnil, MePhail was very aggressive and fit. He followed Gibson round anil administered a knockout in the. first round. The fight-heavy, Parker v. Patterson, was a good light, hut was married by clinching. Parker won on points and outclassed Patterson. II CNR FIELD KNOCKS HOLMES. SYDNEY, July 15. At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, Billy [Minefield (America) knocked out Harry Holmes (Sydney), in the lltli round. The fight was a poor display, the loser went down to a light heart punch, and, knocked his head on the hoards, and took the count. McCarthy wins. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) MELBOURNE, July 15. McCarthy outpointed Mcßride in a well contested light.