lawyer. But the hoy has the same spirit which made his great-grand-father refuse to be a lawyer and aim at becoming an author, and he has followed doggedly his inclination to be a fighter. De Balzac, who is only 20 years old, is the only one of the five French boxers who cam© into the game through the amateur ranks. He started as an amateur novice, and became amateur champion of France. Then be became professional, and till he came to Australia had met with nothing but success. In his first Australian engagement, however, he was beaten in the eighth round by Reg. Midwood. ev-amateur middleweight champion of Australasia.
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Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 87, 8 November 1912, Page 6
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122Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 87, 8 November 1912, Page 6
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