BOXING.
PURDY OUTPOINTS MURRAY. (rRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAM.) DUNEDIN, January 30. Charles Purely (Auckland) defeated Lcs Murray 011 points in a catch-weight contest last night. The match was a. beautiful exposition of scientific boxing, clean throughout, and almost devoid of clinches. It was a fairly even bout, but Purdy'a reach proved a valuable asset against his short-armed opponent.' Tho result was a ' surprise in Lhuiedin, as it was generally expected that Murray would win, and there were some who felt that tho result should at least have been a draw, though they are in a minority. A ROUGH CONTEST. (by cabls—it.ess association—copyright.) (AUSTRALIAN AND 5.7.. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) . (Received January .'list, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY. January 31. At (he Stadium, Fernandez and Delean fought a 20 rounds draw. It was a wild, rough contest.
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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18604, 1 February 1926, Page 5
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