BOXING AT NAPIER
LECKIE WINS AGAIN TAYLOR’S GOOD SHOWING Press Association. NAPIER, Monday. Johnnie Leckie, New Zealand feather-weight boxing champion. of Dunedin, sft 12Jlb. defeated Duke Maddox, ex-champion, of Hastings. Bst i Itlb to-night. The contest ended in the ninth round when Maddox s left Inkle gave out and the referee Awarded the fight to Leckie In a second match of 10 ttrands, Tommy Driffiths. of Dunedin, Bst 51b. drew with F. Taylor of Auckland Sst. j- „ solendid contest. The pour, which was the closest seen here for a w time, was clean and scientific, bo n th men ’displaying perfect foot and head work.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 242, 3 January 1928, Page 1
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