BOXING.
NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night, i The New Zealand boxing champiouships were continued this evening. All the competitors came forward except I'. , i'lono, of the West Coast, who retired from the second round of the feuL.ttrwcights. Campbell and Wennard's bout, in the second round of bantams, did not last ten seconds, Wcnnard accidentally getting a blood vessel in his head cut open and having to be carried from the ring. Finnerty, in the second bout of the light-weight final, upper cut Thomson, who was counted out. The must popular win was that of Hegarty, who got the feather-weight championship after fighting three bouts. MessTs. 0. Batt and F. Shaw were judges and llue Cook referee. Results:— Featherweights.—Second round: J. Hegarty (Tiniaru) beat L. Porter (Wellington); H. Wilson (Canterbury) ueat T. Gundry (Canterbury); il.'LecKie (Otago) a bye. Semi-final: J. Hegarty beat M. Leckie. Final and championship: J. Hegarty beat Wilson. Bantams.—Second round: W. li. Campbell (Otago) beat W. H. Wennan.l (Wellington); C. Stewart (Timaru) a I bye. Final: C. Stewart beat ,W. 11. Campbell. Jliddleweights.—Second round: A. C. Cooper (Otago) beat J. Campbell (Southland); S. Monaghan (Otago) beat J. Campbell (Southland); S. Monaghan (Otago) beat J. J. Hughes (Southland). Final and championship: S. Monachau beat A. C. Cooper. Lightweights.—Second round: A. Thomson (Canterbury) beat Ross (Auckland); J. H. Finnerty (Southland) beat W. J. Smith (Wellington). Final and championship: ,1. H. Finnerty beat a. Thomson. 'Heavyweights.—Final and championship: M. Ryan (Southland) beat P. Ruston (Otago). Welter.—final and championship: G.I Watchorn (Wellington) beat W. Pen-! berthy (Canterbury).
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 153, 24 July 1909, Page 5
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259BOXING. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 153, 24 July 1909, Page 5
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