BOXING

Hokitika Guardian, 30 January 1932, Page 2

BOXING

EMPIRE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE. (United Press .Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON", January- 28. For the fist time in England, a coloured boxer has been permitted to fight for an'Empra c Jiampionship, tlii.s following OB* the recent withdrawal of the ban; on coloured men in connection with 3uch contests. The Canadian coloured to heavyweight, • Larry Gains, met the South African, Don MdgprkindnJe, at the .Albert -Hall, in a fi|||(eii rounds contest for the Empire heavyweight championship. The contest resulted in a'draw. The* last important mixed contest in England was when iSam Langfoid knocked out “Iron"’ (Hague. Gains’ lie’glil, is six feet two inches, and hie reach is six feet eight .inches. 'McCorkindale's height is six feet one land a-half inches, while his reach is six feet four inches. Gains weighed ■2lllbs., and McCorkindale 198]bs. it was a 'magnificent battle. and tile contenders scored almost point for point. McCorkindale rattled Gains ini the sixth round with a hook to the jaw. The Canadian temporarily .stood, atillj and the (South African repeated

the blow; but then Gains came again, resulting in brilliaut exchanges. Gains repeatedly mauled MeCorkindale's left ear. Both men continued full of fight. Gains was cautioned for striking low in the eleventh round, 'Tho contest was very fierce in ; the final round, each man , seeking for the knock-out. In the fifteenth round they stood in the (centre of the ring, giving punch ■for punch. • , ' ''Camera, who is matched to -box Gains in June, was present- at the ringside. I Len Johnson outpointed the German boxer, ,Adolf Pott. FIELDS REGAIN'S TITLE CHICAGO, January 28. Jack Fields of Los Angeles, re gamed the world’s welter-weight boxing championship, he being awarded the decision after a ten rounds bout with Lou Brouillare, of Worcester, who ’Wo ft the title front Yourg Jack Thompson. CARNERA FOR AUSTRALIA P SYDNEY, January 29. T\flHugh D. 'Mclntosh, boxing promoter, when . questioned about the ckbled report that he was negotiating to bring Prime Camera to Australia, replied in the affirmative He hudtcated that Camera’s figure was £16,000

for three fights. Other international boxers, he said, would be prepared to accompany hint. ;Mr (Mclntosh said he was doing a lot of deep thinking as to whether to try and match linn here with either iStribling or Dempsey.