VICTORY AT LAST.
A WIN FOR WELLS. " FOUGHT TIMIDLY AT TIMES." (Received 1..">0 p.m.) LONDON, August 4. Bombardier Wells, the English heavyweight boxing champion, who has suffered a series of defeats recently, broke tile sequence to-day. He was matched against the American heavy-weight, O'Kcefe, whom he defeated in 15 rounds. In beating O'KeePe In the fifteenth round with a splendid punch to the jaw, Wells fulfilled what was expected of him. All the sam\> he had to light hard for victory.
Early in the third round Wells went weak from repeated body blows when O'Kccfc got to close quarters.
Wells' height 'and reach enabled him to punch his opponent's face almost when he liked, but lie did not make the most of the advantage and fought timidly at times.
lie was at his best in the thirteenth round, loading frequently with great power, while he brought the right across splendid!}-.
I O'Kevfc took w lot of punishment pluckily, and did not go down until the knock-out.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 185, 5 August 1913, Page 5
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