Coma boxer dies

Press, 5 December 1985, Page 80

Coma boxer dies

NZPA-Reuter Mexico City The Mexican welterweight boxer, Gerardo Derbez, has died after being in a coma since last Friday, when he was

District forecasts: Canterbury: Cloudy at first; light rain; becoming fine. Nelsen, Buller, Westland: Light winds; fine and mild. Wellington: Moderate winds;

knocked out in a fight, doctors said. Derbez, floored by Jorge Vaca during national championships in the city of Guadalajara, died of brain damage. Z

cloudy and cool; light rain. Tomorrow: Light winds; fine. Extended forecast to Sunday: Clearing; warmer northerlies freshening from Saturday.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday.

Barometer:.... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1012.1 1017.4 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 16 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 1 To date this month. ... 11 To date this year 440 To date last year 553 Average to date. ..... 602 Average for December . 53 Wettest December (1978) 149 Driest December (1943). 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 5 hr 00 min To date this month. ... 6 To date this year 2091 To date last year 1939 Average for December . 210 Humidity: Per cent at noon 59 Per cent at 6 p.m 74

I Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: ’ Maximum 13 deg, minimum 3 deg, grass -2 deg, rainfall tee.

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.43 a.m.; sets, 8.58 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.42 a.m.; sets, 8.59 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 1.59 a.m.; sets, 12.28 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 2423 a.m.; sets, 1.41 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton Today: 11.11 a.m. and 11.37 p.m. Tomorrow: 12 p.m. ana —. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.) Phases of Moon Last quarter today. New moon: December 12. First quarter. December 19.

Full moon: December 27. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 19deg., cloudy, S.W., 10 knots. Wellington: 16deg., cloudy, N., 11 knots. Christchurch: 14deg., cloudy, 3 knots. Dunedin: lldeg., cloudy, W., 13 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 12, 23; Brisbane, 17, 25; Canberra, 14, 20; Darwin, 28, 34; Hobart, 13, 17; Melbourne, 15, 23; Perth, 15, 22; Sydney, 19, 20. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 5, 13; Athens, 9, 19; Bahrain, 20, 26; Bangkok, 22, 32; Barbados, 25, 29; Beirut, 13, 18; Belgrade, 2,9; Berlin, 5, 12; Bermuda, 21, 25; Bogota, 5, 19; Brussels, 3, 14; Buenos Aires, 13, 22; Cairo, 12, 23; Calgary, -26, -18; Caracas, 18, 25; Chicago, -11, -8; Copenhagen, 2,5; Denpasar, 24, 29; Dublin, 7, 12; Frankfurt, 2, 10; Geneva, -2, 14; Helsinki, -18, -13; Hong Kong, 19, 23; Honolulu, 21, 27; Islamabad, 2, 25; Istanbul, 6, 12; Jakarta, 24, 31; Johannesburg, 13, 27; Kiev, -8, -6; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 31; Lima, 15, 22; Lisbon, 14, 23; London, 13,14; Los Angeles, 12, 13; Madrid, 4, 16; Manila, 22, 30; Mexico City, 8, 22; Miami, 23, 29; Montevideo, 9, 19; Moscow, -16, -8; Nassau, 19, 28; New Delhi, 11, 26; New York, 0, 13; Nicosia, 6, 20; Paris, 10, 16; Peking, -5, 6; Rio de Janeiro, 18, 29; Rome, 2,9; San Francisco, 14, 18; San Juan, 22, 28; Santiago, 12, 23; Sao Paulo, 16, 22; Seoul, -2, 7; Singapore, 23, 28; Stockholm, -2, 3; Taipei, 19, 23; Tokyo, 5, 15; Vancouver, -5, -1; Vienna, 2,12; Warsaw, -7,2.