IN TITLE BOUT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 195, 18 August 1936, Page 7

IN TITLE BOUT.

BOXING SURPRISE. ? Ben Foord Defeats British Heavy Champion. T.K.O. DECISION ON PETERSEN. United Press Association. —Copyright. (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 17. At Leicester, in a boxing bout for the British and Mnpire heavy-weight championship, Ben Foord, of South Africa, defeated the holder, Jack Petersen, the referee stopping the fight in the third round. Foord attacked strongly in the second round. He sent Petersen down for a count of seven in the third round, and felled him immediately afterwards for three. Then lie hit him almost as he pleased. Foord is the first Dominion boxer to win. the British and Empire heavyweight titles. Petersen won the British and Empire titles in 1932, but at the end of 1933 he lost the British title to Len Harvey. He regained the title next year by defeating Harvey, and was considered the outstanding heavy-weight boxer in the British Empire. Meantime Foord came into the heavy-weight lists in England a couple of years ago, but did not show great promise until this season, having been defeated, among others, by Maurice Strickland of New Zealand. Of recent months, however, Foord showed such improved form that he got the match with Petersen, being preferred to Strickland for the bout, but his chance of winning was, by almost all critics, considered remote. "NO DECISION." Romero Disqualified for a Low Blow. AMERICAN BOXER'S ACTION. (Received 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. At the Sydney Stadium last night Fred Henneberry (list 51b) received the decision on a foul in the twelfth round of a bo.xing bout against the American, A 1 Romero (list 51b), after a thrilling fight, which had the crowd of 7000 on its tip toes.

The climax came in the twelfth when Romero delivered a low blow, which doubled Henneberry up.

The fight started late owing to Romero's dispute with the management about his share of the receipts.

The directors of the National Boxing Club later announced that it was a "no decision" fight, on the grounds that Romero was disqualified not only for hitting low in the twelfth round, but for repeatedly punching after he had been told to break cleanly. Henneberry, therefore, did not officially receive the decision. JOE LOUIS AGAIN. MATCH WITH SHARKEY. (Received 1.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, August 17. Joe Louis and Jack Sharkey are both confident at the end of their training preparations for the contest to-morrow, but no predictions are being made by them. It is conceded that Sharkey looks good for his years, which are nearly 34. Louis has been training in almost complete secrecy, and his entourage claims that he has been taking his boxing lessons seriously, and is far from shop worn.