Unbeaten Record

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 205, 30 August 1941, Page 2 (Supplement)

Unbeaten Record

Boxer From Britain To Fight Caltaux On Monday Owing to a bout of influenza, | Ernie Lndenvood, who has just returned from a successful tour of Australia, failed to pass the medical test for his boxing match on Monday night with Tommy Hanson, and the Auckland Boxing Association has arranged for Jim Molloy. of Great Britain, to contest a match with i Aticklander Vic Caitaux. Molloy has never lost a verdict in the ring whether fighting as an amateur or a professional. A protege of Nel Tarleton, present feather-weight champion of Great Britain. Mollov at a city gymnasium this week sparred with the amateur middleweight, Doug. Hendry, who showed distinct promise against a much more experienced man. Hendry is included among the boxers in the preliminaries on Monday night. As an amateur, Molloy held the welter-weight championship of Great Britain. Since he joined the professional ranks he has won all but two of 16 bouts by the short route, and drew the other two matches A polisher boxer and a deadlv puncher with either hand, Mollov/who will be in New Zealand for the next three weeks, has recently fought four matches in Australia for two wins and two draws. One of the I latter was with Tommy Hunter, who has appeared in over 100 professional i contests. j

It was in 1937 that Molloy won the amateur title of Britain when in front of a crowd of 8000 people he defeated Laing decisively on points after a six two-minute rounds fight When the war broke out Mollov hung up his gloves and joined the merchant navy. He has several interesting stories to tell when his ship was chased by German submarines He is returning to England shortly as bouts have been promised him tnere.

On Monday night he will meet a rugged customer in Vic Caltaux, who looks a picture of fitness, and a lively encounter is expected. Three inches short of six feet, and weighing approximately ten stone eight pounds, the 21-year-old lad from Liverpool is confident that his unbeaten record will stand.