BOXING TOURNAMENT
PROFESSIONAL FEATHERWEIGHT CONTEST. Press Association. GISBORNE, * F ebruary 11. Some very good fighting was witnessed at the opening of the Gidborne Association’s tourney to-night. In the amateur six-round contests MoQuarrio (Southland) defeated Lowe on points, Cate beat Richardson on points, Adair beat Sutherland on points. Tho opening stages of the professional featherweight contest between Thompson and Robinson were slow. Robinson had tho better of the exchanges, and established a lead. A lot of in-fighting characterised the bout, and uppercuts formed the majority of the blows struck.' in the sixth round the men opened out more, and several good rallies followed. The end came in the tenth round, when Thompson got homo' with a right hook to the jaw and followed it up smartly with a heavy right cross, which sent , Robinson down and he was counted out.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8352, 12 February 1913, Page 9
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139BOXING TOURNAMENT New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8352, 12 February 1913, Page 9
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