BOXING

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 227, 19 June 1920, Page 9

BOXING

N.Z. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. 'By Telegraphs-Special Correspondent. Hastings, June 18. The New Zealand Amateur Boxing Association's amateur championships, to be decided at Hastings noxt week, have attracted entries from all.parts of the Dominion, and In consequence an extra niorht will be devoted to the preliminary bouts. The competitions will oDen in the Municipal Theatre on Tuesday nighU and will be continued on the following evenins;. Besldoß the championships, the Ha-wke's Bay Boxing Association has arranged /or a fifteen-round bout between Bert .Tarvis and Havilah T/ren for a purse of £MO.

. AMOKTJRA BOYS' TOURNEY. The finals of the boxing competition!) of the training shin Amokura. were held in the schoolroom yesterday afternoon. A number of invited guests, were present, and the bouts were vory interfiling and keenly contested. The gloves for use at tho finals were lent by the executive of tho T.M.O.A. Mr. Georeo Oloake was referee.

The following are. tlio results of the contests:—Featherweight: W. Gould, 7st. S!lh„ beat E. Smith, 7st. 21b. Bantamweight: A. G. Hell, Bst., beat J. Somervllle. 7flt. 81b. Lightweight: A. G. Wright. Bst. 21b., beat A. Graham, Est. 81b. Welterweight: T. Long, 9st. .Jib., beat 0. Benseman, 9at. 21b. Heavyweisht: Holmna, 9at. 101b., lost by default to Hayman, 10et. 'The Amokura championship for challenge oun presented bv Mr. T. M. Wllford, M.P..' was won on points by E, Holmes, 9st. IMb., who bent P. Helling, list. Sib., who receives, as runner-up, a challenge trophy, also presented bv Mr. Wllford. The trophy annually presented by Dr. H. Gilmer for the most scientiflo boxer, was won by A. G. Wright. Mr. James.Moore, Beamen's Missioner, presented the prizes to the winners.