AMATEUR BOXING
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. LAST NIGHT’S RESULTS. (By Telegraph —Press Association.) GISBORNE, September 15. The national amateur boxing championship tournament opened tonight before a large audience. Boxers and officials were tendered a civic reception by the deputy-mayor, Mr J. H. Hall, this afternoon. First round results are:— Bantamweight: H. Foote (Wellington). 8.31, beat R. Smith (Ashburton), 8.33, on points: N. Leckie (Otago), 8.41, beat E. Underwood (Auckland), 8.4, on points. Featherweight: T. Baty (Gisborne), 8.10, beat H. Stock (Auckland), on points. • W. Phelan (Northern Wairoa), 8.111, beat L. Parsons (Manawatu), 8.11, on a technical knock-out; G. Thomas (Taranaki), 8.101, beat J. Parker (Wellington), 8.121, the title-holder, on points; M. Parr (Otago), beat R. Smith (Ashburton), by default.
Light-heavyweight: W. Lister (Rakaia), beat P. Wood (Wairoa), on points: T. Lister (Ashburton), won by default from A. Wilkins (Waikohu).
Lightweight: D. Coughlan (Manawatu), 9.7, beat D. McGirr (Rakaia), on points; H. Mclvor (Napier), 9.5, beat H. Wellington (Gisborne), 9.2, on points; S. Morris (Wairarapa) won by default from H. Calder (Taranaki). T. Dunn (Hutt Valley), 9.61, beat M. O’Neill (Wanganui), 9.51, on a technical knock-out; K. Moran (Auckland), 9.7, beat J. Ramsay (Otago), 9.7, on points. Welterweight: A. Kitt (Hawke s Bay), 10.5-1, beat J. Imlack (Wellington), 10.5-1-7 on points; T. Denny (Southland), won by default from D. McLeod (Christchurch). F. Woods (Northern Wairoa), 10.4, beat R. Wills (Waikohu), 10.4, on a technical knock-out; W. Giles (Hutt Valley), 10.0, beat R. Lyall (Auckland), 10.1, on points; R. Tongs (Ashburton), 10.51, beat J. Robinson (Opotiki), 10.7, on a technical knock-out. Middleweight: W. Jhck (Timaru), won by default from W. Nix (Wairarapa); R. Branch (Auckland), won by default from W. Dennett (Opotiki). Heavyweight: E. Fell (Manawatu), 13.3, beat J. Jensen (Gisborne), 10.01, on points. W. Lister (Rakaia) won by default from A. Lucas (Hawke’s Bay); M. McHugh (Auckland), 13.8,'beat C. Marsh (Greymouth), 12.34; J. Schimasiski (Taranaki), 12.11, knocked out F. Hill (Ashburton), 10.01.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 September 1938, Page 9
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