BOXING
COLLINS BEATS DUNCAN (P.A.) PALMERSTON N., Nov. 2G. In a professional welter-weight contest to-night, Joe Collins, of Palmerston North, beat Jack Duncan, of Auckland, on points, after a fast and exciting 10-round bout. Collins, hitting faster than his opponent, took the earlier rounds, but Duncan seemed the stronger, and in the eighth round looked as if he might wear Collins down. Collins, however, staged a brilliant finish, taking the last two rounds easily, and the decision.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 40, 27 November 1945, Page 5
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