BOXING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 20, 3 November 1938, Page 2

BOXING.

WINS FOR CALTAUX AND FISHER DUNEDIN, November 2. There was a good house in the Town Hall this evening when Vic Caltaux (Auckland), 1 lOst 6jlb' beat Johnny Foster (Canada)., lOst 4Jlb, on points over 12 rounds. Caltaux kept well away from Foster’s dangerous left, and although lie made it a poor fight from the crowd’s point of view, his tactics and strength made it impossible for the Canadian to do anything with him. In a preliminary* Norman Fisher (Christchurch), lOst 31b, 1936 Olympic representative, scored a win in his first professional bout, beating Norman Jenkiri (Oarnaru), lOst 41b, on points over 10 rounds. It was a grand mill all the way, and one of the best crowd-pleasing efforts seen in Dunedin for a long time. Fisher’s aggressiveness and fitness gave him a close decision.'

KRIEGER DEFEATS HOSTAK. (Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) NEW YORK, November 2. At Seattle Solly Krieger surprisingly won the middle weight boxing championship gaining the decision over Hostak in a. fifteen round, bout. The formers’ savage in-fighting won the decision despite the champion's courageous fighting.