AMATEUR BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 167, 16 July 1924, Page 8

AMATEUR BOXING.

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE NEW TITLE HOLDERS. TROWERN AND McKNIGHT PROMINENT. In the presence of a fair attendance, the Auckland provincial amateur boxing championship tournament was brought to a termination last night in the Town Hall. Many of the bouts in .the semi-tinals and finals provided excellent boxing. A feature i Of the tournament was that the titles in every class changed hands, only one of last year's winners turning up, and he in another class. The boxer mentioned was O'Sullivan (Auckland),-who annexed the bantamweight title. The new provincial champions are :—Flyweight, F. Taylor (Auckland) ; bantamweight, J. O'Sullivan (Auckland) : feather- ' weight, D. Armishaw (Auckland) ; lightweight, R. Trowern (Auckland) ; welterweight. Nelson McKnight (Franktop) ; middleweight, V. J. Parker (Auckland) ; cruiserweight, E. Stewart (Thames); heavyweight, G. Dunstan (Thames). The only' outstanding performers were McKnight and Trowern. Each man won all his contests per medium of the knockout route, showing nice style and great punching powers. Both champions are looked upon as likely competitors for New Zealand honours at the Wellington meeting next month. Results of the bouts follow: —- FLYWEIGHT. F. Taylor (7.SJ) v. D. Madden (7.9). — The superiority of Taylor was obvious throughout the first round, and Madden Who took a good deal of punishment, was knocked ont at the beginning of the second. J. Smith (7.7*) v. C. Oliver (7.8*). The bout was stopped in the first round, Smith being given the decision. Final. —F. Taylor (7.5 J.) v. Joe Smith (7.7 i). The lighter boy, a very game little boxer, held to the clever Taylor through the first two rounds, in which the pace was a cracker. At the beginning of the third Smith started to make the pace, and carried the fight to Taylor in a way which earned the admiration of all.. Taylor, a bigger boy, showed superior ringcraft. The final round saw Smith hard pressed but tough as ever, and to stave off Taylor he instituted repeated counter-attacks, but to no avail. Taylor receiving the award, j Smith was warmly applauded. ] BANTAMWEIGHT. | Final.—J. O'Sullivan (5.11).' last year's I flyweight champion, was awarded the title . by default, V. Richard (5.33) being unable' to draw the weight, despite the aid of a Turkish bath. However, O'Sullivan and : Rickard fought four good rounds, O'Sullivan receiving a popular award. { FEATHERWEIGHT. j J. Callaghan (8.11 J) v. C. Meehan (8.9J). —The opening round was fast till halfway through, when Meehan was pushed over, and on regaining his feet he seemed to lose confidence, and his blows lacked sting. Callaghan boxed well, but did not! follow up his advantage, and the second round lacked vim. Meehan was swinging wildly in the third, but he came to light in the fourth. Callaghan was very tired, and Meehan was no better. They threshed , the air aiid wandered round aimlessly. The i bout ended in a great roar of laughter and applause, Meehan planting a kiss on the cheek of Callaghan, the winner. | D. Armishaw (8.13J) v. J. Colledge' (8.5). —The two firs.t rounds were hard, and fairly even. The .third opened brightly, with Armishaw stalling off his taller opponent's attacks. Armishaw was holding and hitting, and should have been cautioned. Colledge was handicapped by lack of finish in his footwork, but he punched hard with both hands and kept young j Armishaw busy. In the fourth Armishaw I kept banging away on his opponent's back. Colledge lost the decision. Final.—Armishaw v. Callaghan. This was a thoroughly good bout, going the full distance. In the final round there were willing exchanges, Armishaw using both hands to connect to head and body, while Callaghan showed to aavantage with hard lefts to the face. An even bout. The decision for Armishaw had a mixed reception. LIGHTWEIGHT. B. Nelson (9.81) v. M. Peryer (9.101). — All four rounds were hotly contested, Nelson, who received the award, being superior in footwork, and his blows landed with greater force, which tired his opponent. R. Trowern (9.5) v. W. Colledge (9.8).— There was only one man in the picture from the gong, Colledge being sent to the boards with rights to the jaw three times 1 in quick succession In the opening round.The referee intervened. V Final.—Trowern v. Nelson. —There was so much difference in tne calibre of the two men .that the ultimate result was obvious at the outset, but the first round was fairly fast. For the second. Nelson came in a little tired, and could not stay the rapid pace set by Trowern, who punished him severely, and sent him to the boards. Nelson rose, but Trowern reached • his solar ( plexus In a clinch, and he fell again,- to rise at eight. A right .to the jaw put the finishing touch on Trowern's victory. WELTERWEIGHT. E. Armishaw (10.6) v. F. G. Stanley (10.5). —The crowd woke up during the second round to see Stanley warned for a hammer-lock. It was a dreary affair, and only the gong kept the crowd from dozing; right through. Armishaw connected to the .' face with a left early in the third—the ] rest of It was bad wrestling. Stanley took some punishment in the fourth, a good deal of it on the nape of the neck in the j clinches. Armishaw won. ' J. Fletcher (10.2) v. N. McKnight (10.4). I Both men were very active in the first' round, and blows were exchanged without: stint, till Fletcher was dropped to stay I down for eight. He got up and boxed on strongly, but •went down for eijjht more from a strong right-handed punch. On I regaining his feet McKnight dropped him j again, and the gong clashed at seven. Trainer Henry Donovan jumped through the ropes and pulled Fletcher to the chair; he sent -the boy in apparently fresh at the gong, but McKnight dropped him again for eight, and then for nine. Eventually the I referee stopped the bout to proclaim Mc-1 Knight the victor. I McKnight v." Armishaw.—There was: very little in this bout. McKnight being far the better noxerj. In-'the early part of the opening -round Armishaw was smothering ' all the time; and never once had the oppor- .

tunity to take the offensive. A right to the jaw sent him down for the full count. MIDDLEWEIGHT. Final—V. I. Parker (10.11 v. D. Mitchell (11.35).—1n the second round Parker was thrown heavily to the canvas, and was unable ,to rise for nearly a minute. Mitchell lost on a foul. CBTJISERWEIGHT. C. Haydon (11.11) v. G. Flynn (11.101). The judges disagreed, and the referee declared in favour of Flynn. It was a laughable bout. .... — E. Stewart (10.9) v. M. Gibbons jM.ijj— The first round enccd quickly, with Criobons on the canvas after a whirlwind) of blows. He took the full count. Final. — Stewart v. Flynn.—Four even rounds were contested in good style, both men using straight lefts and rights to ■ advantage. In the fourth round Sttewart I connected with a heavy right cross and Flynn was down for the count. HEAVYWEIGHT. Final.—G. Dnnston (12.0) v. W. McShane (12.10). —All four rounds were Interesting, and fairly even. Dimston, a | hard hitter, received the award, which was , popular.