BOXING BOUT.

NZ Truth, Issue 75, 24 November 1906, Page 6

BOXING BOUT.

N.B.A. Carnival.

The Federal Hall was filled to overflowing on Monday night, the occasion being a carnival under the auspices of the Northern Boxing Association. Hundreds failed to secure admission.

Three principal bouts and exhibition spars furnished a thoroughly interesting evening's sport.

Bantams Butland and Taylor met to contest six two minute rounds. Taylor early took a lead, but m the second round Butland got home heavily twice. The third and fourth rounds were fought. at a ding-dong pace amid much excitement. The referee gave Butland the award, as displaying, most science, but it was a near thing. -Heavy-weight J. McConnell, champion of Australasia, boxed six three minute rounds with McNeill. The champion was the taller by some inches and forced the pace but found McNeill wide awake. Once the little man landed a beauty on the. point, his powerful opponent responding with a crash on the jaw. The third round was even, but the fourth provided exciting work, although both were tiring. McConnell claimed a foul, which was not allowed. In the fifth neither extended himself, but m the final round McNeill scored heavily with the right three times, but McConnell lcent the upper hand till the gone; sounded. The contest was very even but the champion secured the verdict amid cheers.

Great interest centred round . the meeting of Gault and Sanderson. Both were keen, and m the first round Gault . got home on the body and face with weighty lefts. The bout came to an abrupt finish m the middle of the second round, the referee giving Gault the verdict on a foul on the ground of Sanderson clinging on after "break" was called.