BOXING.
HURNE GOES DOWN TO RAYNER. BLENHEIM, this day. Clarrie Eayner, 9.0, of Blenheim, successfully deiended his professional featherweight title on Saturday night by knocking out Cyril Hume, 8.2, of Wellington, in the sixth of a scheduled fifteen rounds contest. Although a clever ring general, Hurne found he could not concede 121b weight advantage to the fast, hard-hitting young champion. Rayner was leading on points when lie dropped the challenger for counts of nine and eight early in the sixth session. The referee intervened on the third knock dTwn. Hurne had replaced Wright, the bantam champion, at short notice.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 148, 25 June 1934, Page 12
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99BOXING. Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 148, 25 June 1934, Page 12
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