BOXING
DUNEDIN, Feb. 12.
A boxing competition between ’l<)mnly Ul-en (champion of Ausfmlia) 7.1141 Dave Meekin (champion of the I)v.imlt) fool; place tonight. The Coll] votitio-11 was of 1:3
three-minute ounds for a purse of £400—£230 to 1119 winner and £l7O to the loser. It '.\'::.<; held under the auspices of the Stage Boxing Association. The con-.t-:-st proved rather disappointing from the spectatrs’ point of view. In the thii-<1 round Meekin Went down for nine seconds to a'oouple of short arni jolts to the jaw. He was obviously dazteil and went down again for eight and seven seconds. In the ninth round he was sent down again, a.nc'l the referee stopped the fight and gave the verdict to Ul-en.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3410, 14 February 1920, Page 7
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