BOXING TITLES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 220, 17 September 1938, Page 25

BOXING TITLES.

N.Z. TOURNAMENT.

THE AUCKLAND TEAM.

BRANCH AND McHUGH STILL

UNBEATEN,

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

GISBORXE, Friday

After the second day of the Xew Zealand boxing championship® two Aucklanders. K. Branch and M. McHugh, are still unbeaten. C. Worth, flyweight, was beaten on points liy B. Madder 11 (Tatanaki) and S. Morris (Wairarapa) got a points derision over K. Moran. In the ligh:-hra\ y-weight division J. B. Xelson uas knocked nut by .Marsh (Greymouth ). J'oweriul punches to the head spelt the finish for J. Schinanski against the Aucklander McHugh. In the first lialf minute tin l laranaki man was down for nine and when he rose the referee awarded the tight to tlie Aucklander. a t.k.o. derision. J lie Am -kland middle-weight K. Branch nut his Wellington opponent .T. Loftus. who had won his fight in thr> afternoon, to sleep in short older. Loftus was knocked down in the first round and when he rose ho hored in. forcing the Aucklander to L'ive ground before the onslaught. Branch, however, picked an opening to drive a heavy blow over the heart from which Loftus took the count in half a minute of the round.

. Onf> of the hwt exhibitions of the tonriinnuMit w;is witnessed in the lightweight division in which S. Morris (Wairarajwi i nntjminted K. Moran (Auckland). The I I aianaki boy, following a heavy right. I hammered the Am klander severely in the semnd round. l>ut Moran eame back fightiiiiT har<l in the third. At the end both i iiu-n were nearly out on their feet. The fight delighted the crowd. , FLYWKKiHT. | O. Hastings (Manawatn), 7.12, beat T\ i ('onnolly {AshhiirtoiO, 7.1'2. on points: F>. ! Maddern (TaranakiK 7.l0 1 /fe, beat 0. Worth I ' Auckland), 7.0. on points: G. Hasting (ManawatiO. 7.12. beat T. Hogarth (Greyj mouth), 7.10, on points. | BAXTAM-WETGHT. I TT. Footo (Wellington), 8.3 1 /-!. beat W. [ Ri invn (Sunthland), 8.4. on points. I Leokie I Ota-jo) beat J. Thomson '\\ aikohu I. on points. j FEATHER-WEIGHT. I d. Thomas (Taranaki). boat R. Byrne I I ITutt \ alloy I. on points: W. Shaskoy j (Cishomol 8.11. l.oat T. Bat.v (Waiknliu). S.ll. on points: H. Davis (Hawko's Bay). IS.I P 4. beat \V. Brown (Southland I. 8.4. on | points: \\ . l'helan (Northern Wairoa). | 8.11. heat if. Parr (Otago), 8.11, on points. i 1!. Davis (Hawke's Bay) heat TV. Brown (Southland!. on points; W. Phelan I Northern Wairoal heat M. Parr (Otago).! on points. | LIGHTWEIGHT. I J. M Ivor I Hiiwke's Bay). O.CV2. heat j 1). ( oiiLrlilan I Manawatu). !).(>. on points: If. Watson (Wellington). 9.4. beat If. Melvor < Napier). 0.4. on points: S. Morris (Wairarapa) beat K. Moran (Auckland ). on point*. •T. O'Connor (Christchureh) beat T. Dunn (Hutt Valley). 011 points. WELTER-WEIGHT. F. Woods (Northern Wairoa). 10. 4'/4. heat W. Nix (Wairarapa), 10.4%, on a technical knock-out. D. Heeney (Gisborne) beat A. Kitt | (Hawko's Bay), on points; F. Woods ■ (Northern Wairoa) boat R. Tongs (Ashhurton), a t.k.o. MIDDLE-WEIGHT. •T. Loft us (Wellington). 11.2, beat W. Enright (.Southland), 10.0V4. on points; F. Peterson I Manawatn) defaulted to P. McL'andish (Ashburton); R. Tonks (Ashburton), 10 4. knocked out W. Giles fHutt Valley). O.Vi in the second rounil: W. •Tack (Timarn). beat W. Haihven (Gisborne). 10.8 I ,i. 011 points; P. Branch (Auckland). 11.1. knocked out J. Loftus (Wellington). 11.2'-j. W. .Tack (Tirnaru) boat C. MeCandlish (Ashburton), on points. LIGHT HEAVY-WETOHT. C. Marsh, (Greymoutli). 12..1. boat -T. Scbinianski (Taranaki). 12.0. on points: L. Dennett (Opotiki). 11.10. beat G. Rei.l (Gisborne). 12.. ! i. on points: D. Anderson (Southland), Wat L. Dennett (Opotiki). on points. T. Lister (Asliburton) beat A. Lucas (Hawke's Bayl, on points; C\ Marsh (Greyniouth) knocked ont G. B. Nelson (Auckland), in first lound; W. Lister (Rakaia) boat D. Anderson (Southland), on points: T. Lister (Ashburton) beat C. Marsh (Greyniouth). on points. HEAVY-WEIGHT. M. McHugh (Auckland). 13.7. beat .T. Schimanski (Taranaki), 12.7, on a technical knock-out. E. Fell (Manawatu) beat D. Mullet (Wellington), on points.