BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 194, 17 August 1922, Page 8

BOXING.

Two Australian pucilists with good records reached Auckland by the Manuka this week, looking for encasement!* They are Fied Rroi-k. a lieht-«-eijrtn, who ha'< heen ofT the scene •for a few months 'on acr-oiint of a nose operation, and Keith Kennedy, a HfTht-ueav.v, who tias just emerged from the amateur rauks with a rafi or of :;7 wins and only rtve losses, and he has to his <-redit wins apainst I'm Cleeson' Kugene Volaire. Chris Jordan. Mat Murphy] and Dii'k Johnson. He heat Ku~ene Volaire last year just liefore that rugged little boxer came over here, and was acclaimed a faster, cleverer fijrhter than his opponent. He claims that he has returnea to the ring after live mouths' rest In better form than ever, and with a stronger puni-h Brock Is only L'l years <>f age. His travelling companion. Keith Keunedy. is a pupil <>f Dave .Smith, and%e has heen the Kallwavs and Tramways middle champion for tile past three years, as well as the Slate amateur champiun of New South "Wales and the Australian amateur middle-weight champion last year. He has had :t!) flshts In I his amateur career, and has been only twice I heaten. So far he has not had a ' profes-' sional fljrht. and hopes to be matched in New Zealand wirti a professional in the middle or class. He is 22 years of age. i