BOXING

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27097, 21 July 1953, Page 5

BOXING

EMPIRE title bout PROPOSED PLANS OF WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, July 20. The Wellington Boxing Association is -firing to arrange for a British Empire fixing title contest at the Basin Reserve Spring the Royal visit, with the New Zealand professional welter-weight chamBarry Brown, of Dannevirke, as the C *^e n bout would be held at night, and would be the first in New Zealand for a British Empire title. The chairman of the Wellington Boxing Association (Mr T. G. Taylor) said today had written to the secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control asking him to name the present holder of the title. It was understood that when Cliff Curvis. of Swansea, who is at least the British Isles champion, fought recently in* Europe, he was billed as the Empire champion, but the South African. Gerald merer, who is at present in the United States, was also claiming the title.

BOUTS AT AUCKLAND (New -Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, July 20. In professional boxing contests in the Town Hall tonight, Kitione Lavae. of Tonga, technically knocked out Peter Day, of Auckland, in the first round; Johnny Hacks, of Auckland, beat Ray Ritchie, of Wellington, on points: and Tommy Rudolph, of Auckland, beat the Fijian, Jone Soto, on points.