BOXING.
LECKIE BEATS SYCAMORE. (press association teleobxm.) INVERCARGILL,' April .1. A fifteen round professional light-weight contest between H. Leckie (Dunedin) and W. J. Sycamore (Invercargill) for a purse of £6O was won by the former on points, the fight going the full distance. The men were evenly matched. The contest resolved itself into a battle of styles, Sycamore preferring boxing'of the fast, open order, while Leckie exploited his favourite in-fighting tactics. Leckie was.too clever for liis opponent and was ahead by a fair margin 011 points at the finish, although Sycamore made repeated but fruitless attempts to land a knock-out' over the .final stages. The decision met with a mixed reception.
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18347, 2 April 1925, Page 10
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111BOXING. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18347, 2 April 1925, Page 10
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