McKNIGHT BEATEN.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 143, 20 June 1927, Page 7

McKNIGHT BEATEN.

Fight Stopped in Nineteenth

Round.

JIM PEARCE TOO GOOD.

SIDNEY, June 19

At the Newcastle Stadium last evening Kelson McKnight (New Zealand), (lost 5Mb), suffered his first defeat in Australia, when he was beaten by Jimmy Pearce (lOst BJib). McKnight was sent to the floor half -da y through the nineteenth round, and the referee stopped the contest and declared Pearce the winner.

McKnight was down twice before and was in a hopeless position. He received * heavy right to the head in the sixth and was down for eight seconds. This was the beginning of the end. McKnight never recovered, and received a terrific pasting until the referee terminated the fight.

The New Zealander'e showing was very courageous and earned great applause. It was learned later that McKnight broke a small bone in his right hand a. week ago and stepped into the ring under a. eerious. disadvantage in facing an opponent like Pearce, who is regarded as the future welter-weight champion of Australia.

At the Sydney Stadium George Thorn pson knocked out Wally Walker in the seventh round. Walker vas outclassed and badly punished.