BOXING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 258, 13 August 1934, Page 3

BOXING.

DAL COSTA BEATS WRIGHT. CHRISTCHURCH, August 12. Dal Costa, bantam-weight champion of New South Wales, beat George Wright, bantam-weight champion of New Zealand, in a professional bout on Saturday night. The decision went to Costa on a technical knock-out at the end of the tenth round of a scheduled 15-round bout.

Dal Costa completely outclassed Wright. The Australian J\ad an impenetrable guard, and had every punch in a boxer’s repertory. He had also very nimble feet and perfect ringcraft. Wright was sadly battered, his left eye being completely closed, and when the fight ended the right eye was rapidly closing in. HAWES DEFEATS BROSNAHAN. “T 1 ■ FEATHER-WEIGHT PROFES- ' SIONAL BOUT. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Prior to the professional' boxing contest between George Wright (New Zealand bantam-weight champion) and Dal Costa (championship of New South Wales) on Saturday evening, g. Halves ((•Christchurch) met C. Brosnahan (Ashiburton) in a professional featherweight bout. J.t ended: at the beginning of the third round, when Hawes knocked Brosnalian out. . Hawes was far too clever for Brosnalian, and completely outclassed him.

The weights were: Hawes, Bst d-J-lb; Brosnalian. Bst 12-2-lb. The first round was fairly quiet, with Hawes even then looking for a bjg hit, but failing to land cleanly with the left hook which he likes. In the second, Hawes went at his man like a tiger, and two heavy ones to the ribs bad Brosnahan looking unhappy. The Ashburton boy never took the offensive. At the end of the round a terrific-over-hand right caught Brosnahan flush on the jaw, and as he fell Howes hooked him with the left, Brosnahan’s head hitting the canvas hard. He was right out, but the gong went at two seconds. It is worthy of note that the refereo did not hear the very loud gong, and went on counting, reached 10, and pointed to Hawes. Then the news was broken to him. Brosnahan’s seconds had him on his feet when .the third round started, but he was still out for all (practical purposes, and another right sent him to the canvas for five. Still another heavy one to the jaw and Brosnahan was well and truly out. Mr A. Stacey refereed.