BOXING NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1922, Page 3

BOXING NEWS.

AUST'ItAI.IAN AND N.Z. CAB Ids ASSOCIATION, j boxing match barred. i i Received this day it 1 1.30 a in.) j LONDON. Nov. 9. I The Home Secretary has notified the J promoters of Hi. Dec kei t-Siki light-! that lie cannot permit the mutest witn- j in the United Kingdom, lho authorities Iml'-.irg that in contests between men „f cjkmr and while nun, the tempora-,u-„ts'of the contestants are incompatible, and that considering there are a large number of men of colour in the British Empire, such contests uio against the highest national interests, and tend to rouse passions which it is inadvisable to stimulate. '1 he Home Office relies on the precedent established when the Johnson-Wells fight was contemplated in 1911. A ROUGH lE. UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS 'Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 9. Siki’s exuberance of spirit is likely to bring him into trouble. Ilis latest, exploit, which, according to the “ Evening News," Paris correspondent, may result in his suspension by the French Boxing Federation, occurred at the conclusion of a tight for the I* reach Middle-weight Championship. When Priimer. in the eleventh round, defeated the holder of tho title, Balzac, by a. knock-out. Siki immediately jumped into the ring and endeavoured to strike Prumer’s manager. The police had to quell the disturnbnee. and Siki was ejected amid the hooting of the spectators.