BOXING SEASON
TWO PROFESSIONAL BOUTS IN AUCKLAND. IBy Telegraph— Pips* AcseeiaMnn ■ AUCKLAND. March 27. The Auckland Boxing Association began its 1939 season tonight, when two professional matches were held, in addition to three amateur contests. The first professional bout was a welterweight between Don Johnson and Vic Caltaux, both of Auckland, and it was won by Johnson on points at the end of ten three-minute rounds. In the second professional match Harry Summers, Australian lightweight, made his first appearance in New Zealand, and he created a very favourable impression by decisively beating Brian McKay, Auckland.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 March 1939, Page 5
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95BOXING SEASON Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 March 1939, Page 5
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