PURDY'S SURPRISE VICTORY
MURRAY DEFEATED ON POINTS
(» TICJMAFH.—FUH ASIOCIATIOH.) DUNEDIN, 31st 'January.. Charles Purdy (Auckland) defeated Les Murray on points in a "Batch-weight contest last night. The match wae a beautiful exposition of scientific bosing—clean throughout, and almost devoid of clinches. It was a fairly even bout, but Purdy's reach proved a_valuable asset against the short-armed opponent. The result was a surprise in Dunedin, as it was generally expected that Murray would win, and there are some who feel that the result" -should at least have been a draw, though these are in a minority.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 26, 1 February 1926, Page 10
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