BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 131, 4 June 1923, Page 9

BOXING.

HEETOBY V. WHTTAKER. AT THE TOWN HALL TO-NIGHT. l.'nder the nimplces of the Northern Boilhb Assopiation at tile Town Hull to-night, it bout of fifteen rounds, for « purse of £ir>o. lietween tlir professional lieavyn-elght boxers Tom Heeney, of Giabome, ami Cyril 'Wliitafcer, of New Plymouth, will take place. In their sparring work, the former with Jltn Sullivan, and the latter with Dick Meale, both men have pleased their admirers, and a fast and lively contest for the class is expected. Neither mnn has been seen in Auckland before, and in view of Heeney's effort to regain the New Zealand title considerable Interest attaches to the result. There will also be several interesting amateur bouts, including one of four rounds between the Australasian featherweight chnmpion. (.'. Turdy, and .Tim Broadfoot, the goldflelils champion, who made n yood Impression when ho fongut Mat llatton here, and is reported to hare since Improved in his form. In the same claSB Lee Halt moots Collins, and reports speak highly of Hall's ability. In the bantam class Kvans meets Brown, the former being the boxer who gained n popular decision last carnival after giving awa.v considerable weicht to his opponent. Two flyweights will also appear, one of them belnK the lively and popular little boy. Elliott.