BOXING

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 259, 2 August 1928, Page 6

BOXING

PURDY RETURNS. -liter a very successful tour of Australia, Purdv, the light-weight champion, arrived back in Wellington on Tuesday last aud proposes to take part in any contests offering jirior to trying his fortune in England and America. During ins visit to tlie other side he engaged in fourteen contests and met practically every local and imported boxer of class iu his division. . . By his defeat of Jones he annexed the Australian light-weight title, and his ambition now is to emulate Grime bv winning in addition tlie weltertitle at present held by Carroll, with whom he will trv conclusions next Thursday. lurclj, who has always beeu regarded as a purely defensive, elusive boxer, found that more forcible tactics were necessary to win contests in Australia, and in this department liis manv friends will note that while ho still retains the old-time ability he is also able to take the offensive. In meeting Carroll lie will be conceding a few pounds in weight and the welter champion will nrobablv bo seen to greater advantage than in his contest against Casey, as he had not then quite recovered from a very- rough passage from Australia. McDonald, ylio won tlie middle-weight title while in Australia, also returned by the Marama. He is under engagement io meet Case} at Palmerston North on the Sth instant, after which there is n probability of ins meetin" Mclnnis, tlm Scotch champion at present in Auckland. . . Following his contest with McDonald. Casey is under engagement. to contest a return bout with Carroll at Christchurch during National week. The box plan for the Carroll-Purdy contest will open on Friday morning.