BOXING.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1923, Page 1

BOXING.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION ENGLISH BOXING NEWS. LONDON, November 20. Owing to Beckett’s retirement tomorrow, the fighi, at the Albert Hal! between Frank Goddard and Jack Bloomfield will he for the British heavy-weight championship. Ernie Rice meets Harry Mason, holder of the light-weight championship of Europe and Britain. SIKI LOSES. TO F.S.A. NEGRO. NEW YORK, Nov. 20 Kid Norfolk, an American negro, received tlie judges’ decision over Siki after fifteen rounds in which Siki fought furiously with,out much defence gamely to the end despite considerable punishment. FIRI’O’S COMPLAINTS. BUENOS AYRES. Nov. 20 Firpo’s second, l-’lavelle, in defending Firpo’s failure to protest against alleged irreguai iiies in the Dempsey fight, said he protested in the first round, but was threatened by two members of the Boxing Commission 'with the police il lie protested during the progress of the match. He agreed, after a struggle. When Dempsey was felled, he said the referee was late in starting the count. He claimed Dempsey was actually down for 13 seconds. lie (Flavelle) did not protest afterwards because Firpo wanted no victory except in the ring, and because tbo United States law forbids statements calculated to injure enterprises. NEW YORK, Nov. 20 The Boxing Commission has considered the evidence in the Dempsoy-Fir-po light, and has legislated that boxers must retire to a neutral corner while the referees count a felled opponent.