N.Z. boxers in finals

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33252, 15 June 1973, Page 10

N.Z. boxers in finals

(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter —Copyright) NOUMEA I New Zealanders reached the finals of three classes when the semi-finals of the Oceania ama Iteur boxing championships were ] fought yesterday. The finals | are on Saturday night i Results were:— I Bantam-weight — Mulholland I (New South Wales) beat Ho fchong iat (Tahiti), on points, Karaitiana (New Zealand; beat Robo (Fiji), stopped in tliiid round ; Feather-weight.—O’Brien (Western Australia) beat Frogg (Queensland), on points: Slatter .(Victoria), beat Graham New .South Wales), stopped in second round. Light-weight. — Johnson (Queensland) beat Christian ■ Papua-New Guinea), on points. Apeang (Tahiti) beat Pettersen (New South Wales), knock-out in I first round. I, Light welter-weight.—Chambei-llain (Victoria) beat Favakatoga (Fiji) on points; Hmae (New i Caledonia) beat Cross (Queensland), on points. I Welter-weight—Tufele (New [Caledonia; beat Vanaa (Tahiti’, ion points: Jaekson (New Zea land; beat Hauko (Papua-New Guinea) on points I Light middle-weight.—Revill [(New Zealand; beat Afu (Fiji . knock-out in second round. Murray (Western Australia) beat Agum (Papua-New Guinea), on I points. i Middle-weight—Pyke (Queen 1 - (land) beat Ambrose (Neu South ; Wales), disqualified in second [round; Nebayes (New Caledonia, beat Daway (Fiji), on points Light heavy-weight.—Aczel (Victoria) beat Mateau (Tahiti), on |points; Mears (South Australia) beat Byrne (New Zealand) b. default. Heavy-weight. — Chamberlain I (New South Wales) b»at Cross ; (South Australia), on points: Ka ;foa (New Caledonia) beat Chailinor (Queensland), on points.