PROFESSIONAL BOXING

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 261, 31 July 1937, Page 17

PROFESSIONAL BOXING

Jarvis v. Gildo on Thursday The Wellington Boxing Association hats secured an outstanding match for Springbok week. On Thursday, at the Town Hail, Jack Jarvis. Elfiam, Dominion champion, will meet Young Gildo the -‘Filipino Flash,” in a fifteen-round contest" at the lightweight limit. Jarvis has the distinction of having held the crown for a longer period than any other bo:;er since Les Murray. He has successfully defended the title against allcomers during the past two years. Jarvis has appeared only once in Wellington in 1935, when he defeated Clarrie Rayner. The champion is a determined' 1 boxerfighter, who favours the Jem Mace stance and gives a good exposition of clean, open boxing. Young Gildo’s reappearance in the Wellington ring is keenly looked forward to by enthusiasts, who will remember the masterly display he gave in June, when Rayner took the count in the fourteenth round. It may be safely said that Gildo is- one of the most attractive boxers ever to visit this country. Versatile to a degree, he intersperses spectacular points victories with wins by the short route. This, contest is of special importance to the canteetents. since the winner may bo the elect of the association fo have -rio" rio-ht to meet the Australian. .Tor Hall who wi’l prr'vc shortly tim’er contract to the Wellington Boxing Association. . High-class amateur preliminaries have been arranged, embracing reprosenta fives of The Miramar clubs, whose members have not been featuring in bouts of late, pending completion of the ne.wiyequipped gymnasium, which was officially opened last week.