TWO TITLES LOST Uproar As Boxer Fights Block-Buster

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30559, 30 September 1964, Page 18

TWO TITLES LOST Uproar As Boxer Fights Block-Buster

tXew Zealand Preti Auoeiation> WELLINGTON, September 29. The best fight of the New Zealand hoxing championships to date had the Wellington i Town Hall in uproar tonight.

' At the end of the bout the 1 Southland light middle- ' weight, L. O’Donnell, had won a points decision over ) the tough Aucklander, F. i Tutera. | It was a battle royal from ithe start with O’Donnell, the i better boxer, and Tutera. a | heavily muscled block-buster. The bout was a non-stop exhibition of heavy punching and clever combination and counter punching. Tall and lean. O'Donnell punched with authority and usually came out of the rallies with points on the card. )Tutera won tremendous admiri ation for a display of great ) courage and spirit. Champions Fall Two champions lost their titles today—T. Dunn, middle-' weight, and J. Wills, bantamweight. In a gruelling non-stop, punching fight, a former New Zealand representative, P. | Bell, of Greymouth, outpunched Dunn. ) Half-way through the last round it was still anyone’s ; fight, with Dunn the aggres- ■ sor. They punched themI selves to a standstill, but Bell) I found the resources to keep ) going to the end. Last year’s fly-weight champion. B. Kendall (Canter-! (bury), successfully moved up a division by out-pointing the ) reigning bantam-weight title-, I holder, J. Wills, of Ashburton. Kendall punched with I fine versatility and authority. ■ His counter-punching was a i feature of the fight. Ny Aggressive Canterbury's top prospect for i the bantam-weight title, L. Ny. I had to be satisfied with a split ! decision over K. Redden tWellineton). The fight developed its pattern ■ early, the tall Wellington boy boxing on the retreat, outreach-, ing Ny and scoring with his left ' and right in occasional rallies. Ny was endlessly the aggressor i

e'and certainly did enough t 0 take the decision. - The feather weight champ d T. George (Auckland/, •.cor/j r heavily to body and head »r r fore the referee atopprd » < • . bout with H Clement Taranaki) in the second round n Whale Of Fight e I. Woodham ‘Hawkes 3a ‘looked a class above hix opp • ent. K. Duncan ‘Otago > r.> will give George a whaie of 4 .. fight in th* final ‘ * The light-weight champi " M. Santos, scored consul* J to the head of Canterbury - • Paviell before the ref* r * stopped th* fight in the i.‘rj I round. Santos was sharp a 1 assertive —an almost ceria - winner of his division ) • Wellington s rangy |- , '• heavj-weight. L. Pyle, sc --d •-the first knock-out of t t tournament when he drop; is. Thompson Hawkes Bay. the first round. The favourite for the lij' - welter weight title. W. Grahir r of Wellington, found F Lc. j'Hamiitor > a persistent ?• « ' heavy puncher with the rig't - hand Graham kept his < scored with his left, and well tn take the decision r The third of the light middle r j weights. Les O’Donne I • Southland, comfortably beat b Enright »Greymouth> in * in which neither boxer strut s his punches together. [ The Australian champion. W Young .VjJ. 5 land), had too much maturrv - and experience for a p . Fefldtef youngster. A J . Boils tried to carry the n; t * to Young but the Australia ) was a class above him Afternoon Results Bantamweight—B. Ket ’’.'Canterbury) beat J. Wilis v ■; burton), on points ) Feather-weight —l. Woodham i Ha *ke | Bay ) beat K 1 'pOtago). on points. 'j Light-weight—lf San».-« terbury), referee stopped t; • m third round; P. Dcmnr. • 1 Wellington) beat H Chadfii I. • Wanganui), on points. Lighl-we’lerweight —W. Cr ham (Wellington) beat F. Lean (Hamilton), nn points. i Welter-weight —F. Bru’-.a (Auckland) beat E. Suthcr d | (Southland). referee stoppt d : fight in third round. Light-middle-weight. i • O’Donnell (Southland) beat I Enwnght (Greymouth). < i {points: F. Tuteru (Auckland) : beat R. Humberstone tHamilton) on points. Middle-weight.—P Be’l 'Gre , mouth) beat T. Dunn • Welling- ; con), on points. ) Light-heavy-weight.—L. P> e •Wellington) knocked out ' Thompson 'Hawke s Bay), tn ti e first round; D. Dav iWellin. ton) beat B Chettiebursh • lOtago). on point*. Evening Results ■ Light Middle-weight—! O'Donnell (Southland* beat F. Tutera ‘Auckland), on pc.ni-Bantam-weight.—L. Xy (Canterbury) beat R Redden 'Wellington), on point* Feather-weight —T. George • Auckland) beat H. Clement . Taranaki), referee stopped fight in second round. Light Welter-weight—J. Wrav ( ‘ Wellington) beat A. Tesonero 1 • Manawatu), on point* Welter-weight.—W. Coe (Wellington) beat K. Sheehan (A-!i . burton), referee stopped fight ■in second round. ■ Light Heavy-weight—D Da '’Wellington) beat F. Fidow (Cai- • terbury), on points. Middle-weight.—R. SktN* ; (Gisborne) beat P. Furoto (Auckland), on points. • The finalist* are: Fly-weight.—R. Carstairs (Car. terbury), W. Young ’Auckland' Bantam-weight—Y Ny (Canterbury). B. KendaH (Canter j bury). Featherweight —T. Georg* (Auckland), I. Woodham ? (Hawke’s Bay). Light-weight —P. Domne. I (Wellington). M. Santos (Auckland). Light Welter —w. Graham (Wellington). J. Wray (Welling I ton). Welter-weight.—W. Coe (Weilington), F. Bruno (Auckland* Light Middle.—T. O’Domed • Canterbury) L O Donnell • Soutr.land). Middle-weight—P Bel! (Gr<>mouth). R. Skuso (Gisborne) Light Heavy—D. Day •Wellington), L. Pyle 'Wellington' Heavy-weight—W Kin* (Auckland), W. Finau (Wellington).