MILITARY CONTESTS
The boxing championships of the 9th Heavy Regiment. New Zealand Artillery, were held last night. Finalists will meet a team from Papakura Camp to-night and the subsequent winners will be matched with weight winners from North Auckland. These finals will be staged at the Town Hall on August 4. preceding the two professional bouts. Following were last night's '*s: —Bantam-weight: Timmins, Bst 61b, chamno opponent. Lightweight: Final, Housten, .}, beat Coles, 9st 71b, on a knock-out in jcond round. Welter-weight: Powley, lost «at Cole, lost 71b. by a technical knocki the second round: Esterman. lost, beat , lOst 61b, on points; Esterman beat Buckley. 31b. on points. Middle-weight: Billing, list olb, beat Vlskovlch. list 410, by a technical knock-out In the first round; Brown, list lib. Beat Bakalich. list lib, on points. Final: Billing beat Brown by a knock-out In the second round. Light-heavy-weight: Wilkinson, 12st 71b, beat Luckie. 12st 51b, by a technical knock-out in the third round. Final: Freeman, 12st 51b. beat Wilkinson, 12st 71b, on points. Heavyweight: McConnell. 15st, beat Anderson, 13st. on points. Final: McConnell beat Svelstrup. 13st 81b, by a technical knock-out In the third round. The officials were:—Organiser. Second Lieutenant Turner; referee. Mr. H. W. Brien: Judges. Messrs. E. Armishaw and S. E. Burke; timekeeper, Mr. E. Maud.
MILITARY CONTESTS
Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 177, 29 July 1941, Page 10
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