MUDGWAY TO DEFEND TITLE IN AUCKLAND.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 140, 16 June 1939, Page 13

MUDGWAY TO DEFEND TITLE IN AUCKLAND.

Neville Mudgway has checked the rise of many a promising young boxer, and on Monday he hopes to stop Billy Parrie' j remarkable run of success. The two meet! at the Auckland Town Hall in a fifteen-1 round fight for the New Zealand pro-! fessional welter-weight championship,' which Mudgway holde. Parris ie an j entertaining 'fighter, and hie two last fights both provided plenty of thrills, and established him as a favourite with the Ohristchurch and Wellington boxing public. In the firet he knocked out Norman Fieher and in the second won on pointe from Don Johnson, thue disposing of the two leading contender* for. Mudgway'e title. Monday's bout should | be interesting, -with a fast, aggressive i figihter in Parris opposed to the crafty, I hard-hitting Aucklander. In the otheV! professional bout of the evening Lee i Wiee, Australian lightweight, meete Henry ! Wellington, a young Maori boxer from Gieborne, who has recently turned professional. There will also be supporting amateur bouts. DEFEAT OF AUSTRALIAN. (By Telegraph.—Preee Association.) WELLINGTON, thie day. Maintaining the promising form he dieplayed when he drew with Billy Parris a few weeks back, Mayne Morton (Hutt Valley) was successful in a 10-round professional boxing contest in Petone last night, when he decisively out-pointed Benny Leonard (Australia). The winner had the lead in every round. The Australian proved himself a clever boxer, but did not have the condition to follow up what few advantages he gained. Both scaled 10.5.

Clever displays of scientific boxing were given by Leo Parsons (Palmereton North) and Jack Parker (Wellington). This special amateur bout over six rounds was full of action, and had the large house cheering at the close of every round. The verdict of a draw Vas received with a good deal of diegent, the majority being of the opinion Pareons had earned the decision.