Heeney Confident

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 293, 2 March 1928, Page 1

Heeney Confident

DELANEY CONCEDES 20 POUNDS SIX-TO-FIVE FAVOURITE By Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright. Reed. 10.45 a.m. NEW YORK. Thurs. Tom Heeney will enter the ring with the advantage of nearly 201 b over Jack Delaney. Heeney weighed in at 1981 b and Delaney at 17811 b. The latter is still a favourite. Delaney declared that the weight disadvantage would not bother him. Heeney is more confident than usual. Preceding the bout he stated

that he would defeat Delaney de cisively enough to win the bout with Tunney in June. —A. and N.Z. A Press Association message from Gisborne states:—Some confusion aujpears to exist concerning the date of the fight between Delaney and Tom Heeney in the world's championship preliminaries, the date for which was originally set down as March 1. In response to Several inquiries, Mr. Ivan O’Meara. the wellknown wireless amateur, gqlt into touch with some American radio stations tonight and ascertained that -the fight was set down for 9 p.m. on Friday, New Yor e time. Allowing that the. fight lasts 15 rounds, the result should he received i i New Zealand 'at about 3.?/) p.m. on Saturday. U

CHAMPION KNOCKED OUT

WIN FOR LAFFINEUR Reed. 10.15 a.m. PARIS, Thurs. i Laffineur knocked out Pegazzano. the holder of the middle-weight e-ham- : pionship of Europe in the second ground.—A. artd N.Z,-Sun-