BOXING

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1932, Page 6

BOXING

CAMPBELL’S VICTORY. '/ '

OVER, SULLIVAN. 5

(Per Press Association — Copyrigjij.) INVERCARGILL, July >3.

In the fifteen rounds contestAlast night for the professional heavyweight boxing championship of New Zealand, Alan Campbell (Timaru), the holder, successfully defended bis title against Billy Sullivan (Hastings), the chalenger being unable to continue after the twelfth round. Campbell thus’ won on a technical kncck-out. ~ 1 ,v ’ The fight was a good one, and duW iii|f^ie l, e'affy~ rounds,'" "in which ifullf-* van shaded Campbell for a. eouple= ofj rounds, there was every promise of aneven contest Campbell was punching the cleaner and harder, however, and gradually he wore the challenger down,’ in the twelfth > round particularly administering much punishment to the’ head and body. Sullivan collfips'ed a second or two before the gong Went 1 in the twelfth, and lie -had to be carrid to his corner. A doctor examined Sullivan. He found that Sullivan’s right arm had "ivfin out. His elbow, on which he received ‘an injury in his fivht with Cossill at Ashburton, failed him. Of the twelve rounds, Campbell clearly won nine, and proved too good in most departments for Sullivan. The weight:? were: Campbell -12st 101 b; 'Sullivan 12st 111 b. The 'purse was £BO. U