NOW A REFEREE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 231, 1 October 1935, Page 9

NOW A REFEREE.

NEWS OF TOM HEENEY. t AMERICAN BOXER'S VISIT. Tom Hecney, the New Zealand heavyweight boxer, who fought Gene Tunney for the heavy-weight title, is not now doing any fighting in America, but is referecing in quite a number of firstclass bouts, according to Vincent Sircci, a middle-weight from New York, who arrived in Auckland by the Niagara yC Sireci! y who lias a good reputation as a scientific boxer and hard hitter, is on his way to Australia, where he has been en waged for three bouts at the Sydney Stadium. He expects to rcmm.n the Commonwealth until April next, but will be willing to fight in New Zealand. In 1931 Sireci knocked out Tot ?™y Mclnnee, the Scottish middle-weight, who had a number of fights in Aucklan a < f 4^n a be a |l o ad to box here on my return Australia '' said Sethis era,.- r.." r/c,. i r s