BOXING TOURNEY

Hokitika Guardian, 29 November 1929, Page 3

BOXING TOURNEY

A SUCCESSFUL GATHERING. The Hokitika Amateur Boxing Association held a very successful tournament in the Princess Theatre last evening when there was a good audience present. The referees were Messrs A. Mohan, F. O’Neill, and Costello, of Greymouih. The various officials were all attentive to their duties and the .proceedings passed off smoothly. A couple of the hoots wore very even, but in others there was a marked superiority among the contestants. The final of the featherweight did not last the first round, the winner inflicting heavy punishment and flooring his opponent several times before the referee closed the bout hv awarding a win on a technical knock-out. In the special bout between Duffy (Grey) and Atkinson (Hokitika) the contestants went fiercely at it from start to finish, the rounds being very even, and at the finish both lads were done and had hardly a punch left. In fact one good one at the finish would have given a win, and the referee's decision, a draw, was the only one possible. Tbe heavyweight bout was a good one but tbe winner always hold an advantage. Details were as follows: BABY WEIGHT. Res Baker 4st. bibs, beat M. Walsh 4.4. Final.—Wingham (Grey) 4.4 beat I. Baker 4.5. PAPER WEIGHT. TTanrahan 6.4 beat M. Morgan 6.2, being awarded the bout in the second round, Morgan being disqualified for bitting low. Final.—R. Kiely (Grey) 6.0 beat Hanrahan .6.4. FLEA WEIGHT. T. Kiely 5.2 beat W. Bovd 5.0. •T. Johnson 5.0 heat W. Bullimore 5.3. McGill 5.7 beat .Vincent 5.6. Semi-final.—l. Johnson 5.0 beat McGill (Grey) 5.7. Final.—J. .Johnson 5.0 beat T. Kiely 5.2. FEATHER WEIGHT. G. Freitas 9.0 boat Les Morgan 9.7. Final.—Harris 9.0 beat Freitas 9.0. This bout did not last out the first round, Harris' knocking bis opponent very solidly and lie went down for a count on several occasions before the end came. SPECIAL BOUT. Duffy (Grey) and Atkinson (Hokitika) drew/ after a very close, hard-fighting-contest. ; r - HEAVY -WEIGHT. ’ G. Ellery, Stillwater, • West Coast ehamnioii, 11.10 beat ‘M. Houston, Hokitika, 11’.8,' the bout being awarded half wav through the fourth : round. LIGHT WEIGHT. " ' C. Ferguson 9. ! 12 heat Nilmes .10.0. This was a hard-hitting bout in which the winner’s left had much' to dd with his win.