Interesting Boxing Broadcast

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 28, 23 January 1931, Page 6

Interesting Boxing Broadcast

All Eyes on Johns v. Leckie Bout

HE match for the lightweight championship of New Zealand which is to take place on Monday, January 26, between H. Johns and Hector Leckie (the holder) will be broadcast by 1YA. The event will do much to stimulate interest in boxing, for it is some considerable time since the Northern Box-

ing Association staged a contest, owing to the dearth of first flight boxers. While Leckie, the lightweight champion, can boast a record of professional engagements extending over many years, he will find a redoubtable opponent in Johns, who will be making his debut as a professional when he steps into the arena this month. Johns commenced his boxing career in 1925 when at the age of 14 he won the midget-weight championship at the military boxing tournament, The two succeeding years he followed up his success in the military tournaments by winning the paper and bantamweight

titles. Two years later he was successful in annexing the featherweight championship of Auckland and the Craig Cup for the most scientific boxer. | The same year at Greymouth he won the featherweight championship of New Zealand and the Jamieson Belt and Cup for the most scientific boxer. Defending his title at Auckland in

1930 he was disqualified, but was run-ner-up in the New Zealand featherweight class championships. His age is now 19 years, and during his boxing career he has been in the ring on 46 occasions and 41 times has left it the victor. He is trained by Mr. W. Williams, of Avondale. In Johns, Auckland has a good boy, and from the fact that all the other front-rank boxers in the Dominion graduated from the amateur ranks springs the hope that Johns will prove another Purdy or another Murray, and thus carve a name for himself in the annals of the New Zealand ring.