BOXING IN PARIS.
SOME MINOR MATCHES. PARIS, February 28. Ledoux, bantam champion of Europe, knocked out Michel Montreuil. fly-weight champion oi Belgium, in the eleventh round. Bloomiield (Britain) outpointed Fontignac (France). Mascari (France) knocked out Bill Handley in the sixth round. Handley was felled three times, but returned to take the fiercest punishment. The crowd accorded him an enthusiastic ovation for his pluck. — (A. and N.Z. Cable.i
HEAVTWEIGHT SHUFFLE. CARPENTTER AJTO CO. a m LONDON", February 2«. Joe Beckett and Georges Oarpentier have fixed a new date for their match, June 14. A return match between George Cook and Goddard is being discussed. Cook has been deterred from training by an injured hand, which has sufficiently recovered to permit light training. A. Lloyd may be matched against McCormick or Dave MeGill. McTijrue says that after beating 30 black boxers in America he has not any misgivings about his match with Siki in Dublin on March 17. — lA. and N.Z.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 51, 1 March 1923, Page 5
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