Ny Scores Fifth Round T.K.O. Over American

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31112, 15 July 1966, Page 14

Ny Scores Fifth Round T.K.O. Over American

L. Ny, the New Zealand professional bantam-weight champion, had the finest victory in his short career when he scored a technical knock-out over the highly-rated American, R. Perez, in the fifth round at Canterbury Court last evening.

The short, stocky American jumped around like a jack-in-the-box, flicking out lightning left hooks and swings from all positions to bewilder the slow-starting Ny.

An accidental head butt caused a cut below Ny’s right eye in the first round. Perez was also bleeding throughout the exciting fight from a cut above his right eye caused by a left chop from Ny in the opening round. Perez shaded Ny in the first round and was two points superior in the second. Ny could not connect with his straight left, and was able to block only a few of Perez’s left hooks and swings. Some Blows Low Ny began to settle down and use his left with more accuracy in the third and fourth rounds, but was still on the receiving end of Perez’s left swings. The American used only these two blows in attacking and some of his swings to the body were very low. Ny twice pinned Perez on the ropes and took some of the bounce out of him in round four. Both were punching at each

other's cuts, but Perez was well ahead on points and Ny did not look to have won a round when the fifth opened. The end came as a surprise. Perez, knocked off balance, weaved into a hard left hook by Ny and went down like a shot rabbit.

and hooks, and scored with his left hooks. His hook was like a flicker of flame, and whipped across Ny’s face, making his cut bleed freely. Nv came back with straight lefts, but it was clearly Perez's round. Ny made Perez miss three times with his left hooks and scored with two good rights and a very hard straight left jab in round two. Perez scored with two left, roundarm flicks. Perez hit with the inside of his glove on occasion, but it was his round. Perez On Ropes i Ny got Perez on the ropes in a corner for the first time in the third round. The crowd roared but Ny only scored two clean blows. Perez scored with nine left hooks to the face and left swings to the body. In the fourth round, Ny twice got Perez on the ropes hitting him twice with hard left rips the first time. On the second he ripped in a right when Perez was off balance. The American was on his back across the middle rope, like a cast sheep. Perez continued to zcore with swinging left hooks, but ths was the most even round of tha bout so far. Both boxers were bleeding freely from the cuts near their right eyes. Both were patched up with selotape by their seconds. Aa he had done tn the opening round, Perez twice hit with low left swings at the start of the fifth round. They were only flicks: Ny was moving away, and the blows did no damage. The referee (Mr N. Fisher) issued no warning Ny kept on punching hard with his straight left; jabbed twice viciously with It. and scored with a left uppercut that caught the jumping Perez off balance. Perez. continually changing from left foot, advanced to right foot advanced, caught Ny with the first right hook he had swung in the fight. Blood Poured Perez again flicked Ny's fees with two left swings, and blood poured from Ny's cut. Ny aimed three hard right crosses at Perez’s head in succession, but the American ducked under them aU. He flicked a left on to Ny's face—the punch waa almost a back-hander. Ny came back with a solid right awing that caught Perez on the shoulder. The American was knocked towards the centre of the ring. Ny went after him. Perez ducked and weaved, but weaved straight Into a left hook that Ny brought from low down right on to Perez s chin. It was a half-hook, half uppercut and It wholly put paid to Perez's chances. Perez went over backwards. He rolled on to his stomach, and struggled on to hla hands and knees as Mr Fisher counted. Perez was up on the count of seven.

The judges all had Perez ahead on points. Mr T. Wildes had given him all the first four rounds; Mr C. Wellman had given two to Perez with two even, and Mr Ashton had given two rounds Perez, one to Ny, and one even. Ny won £l2O and a standing ovation by more than 2000 spectators. Perez won a guaranteed purse of £225. It was Ny’s eighth professional bout: Perez’s fifty-sixth. Scored First Point The bout opened at a fast pace, with Perez ducking, moving and dodging about. Ny scored the first point with a good straight left to the face. Perez, swinging from one stance to another, let fly with a wasp-like left hook. He whipped in a second and opened a cut just below Ny’s right eye. Perez ran into a left chop and Ny’s head, which opened a cut above Perez’s right eye. The ducking, weaving, never-still American made Ny miss badly with right crosses

Mr Fisher motioned tha boxers to continue, but Perez rolled round stiff-legged, hie eyes glazed, as Ny moved In. Mr Fisher immediately stopped the fight, and raised Ny’e gloved left hand in victory.