PRELIMINARY BOUTS
NEW ZEALAND BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS TWO AUCKLANDERS WIN Press Association GHEYMOUTH, Thursday. The New Zealand amateur boxing ' championships were commenced tonight in the Greymouth Town Hall be- ; before a large attendance. Results Right-weights.—X. Moulin* (Aslibur- : ton). 9st. 31b., beat A. Craig (Te Aroha). 9st. 91b.; W. Carey (Canterbury). 10st., beat E. Oxley (Alanawatu), 9st. 41b.: R. F. Ennis (Wuimate), 9st. 111 b.. beat It. B. Martin j (Auckland), 9st. 91b. Until half-way through the bout Martin was easily | the better, but in spite of going down earlier for the count of eight, Ennis grimly attacked in the filial round and outboxed the Aucklander. J. McMahon (Taihape), 9st. 101 b., beat A. W. Argyle (Waimate), 9st. 101 b. Middle-weights.—J. O’Connor (Wellington), list. 31b.. boat R. McGhee (Manawatu), list. 31b.; M. O’Brien (Auckland), list. 21b., knocked out 11. Davis (Otago), list. 21b., in the first round. Welter-weights.—P. j. Stone (Wellington). lOst 51b., beat C. McKnight (Auckland), lOst. 51b., after an excellent contest. iStone proved the cleverer boxer. Feather-weights.—G. Wright (Canterbury), Sst. 121 b., beat P. Hawes (Westport), Sst. 131 b.: W. G. Reekie ; (Otago), Sst. 131 b., beat W. Drinkwater | (Manawatu), Sst. Sib., outclassing his ! opponent: H. Johns (Auckland)., Sst . ! 121 b, beat T. Dudley (Greymouth), • ; Sst 131 b.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 755, 30 August 1929, Page 15
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208PRELIMINARY BOUTS Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 755, 30 August 1929, Page 15
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