BOXING
BRITISH HEAVY CHAMPION. YOUTp BEATS REtIGIEi MEEN'.H - ' (United Press Association—By ElOOtho ■ ! ■ Telegraph—Copyright.) ! . ' LONDON, July 131 d . ■ Jack Peterson, aged twenty years/ a: boxer resembling; Georges Oarpehtibry) but with only onb year’s experience rife professional boxing, knocked out R'rig--» gie Meen in thfe- second round at Wimblbdon/ tbriswihning the British healttyWeight chanipiioinshijj and the Lolls-,-dale Belt. Meen was slow and poriderour; H’e hammered Petefsoh’s body and face with terrific left hooks, arid ■the latter was soon covered with blood. At one time he was on the verge cf collapse, but he boxed on grimly. Siidd’enly, lie saw an opening, flaslijd i! m a deadly right,- and sent Meen toYhM> knees ■ for six seconds, the bell saving him. In the second roundy PeferShn ■ leaped like a panther oh Meeh, '‘’ s wbo was - unfibl'e tq escape his whirWiridblows. Finally. Petei'sen landed a trei' metidons' right, which Meieii’clean off his feet. *
George Cobk is willing' to meet Peterson for the Empire CbampioUsbip, 1 if his negotiations with Gains fail.
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1932, Page 6
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