M'KNIGHT'S FIRST DEFEAT
SYDNEY, 19th June. At Newcastle Stadium, Nelson M'Knight (lOst 51b) suffered iis first defeat in Australia, when he was beaten by Jimmy Pearce (I'Ost SJlb). M'Knight,was. floored half-way- through the nineteenth round, and the referee stopped the contest and declared Tearce the winner.. M-Knight was *)igm, twice before, and waj, in j» hopaless position. He received a heavy right to the tead in: the sixth round, arid was down for eight seconds. This was the beginning of the end; M'Knight never Tecovered, and received a terrific pasting rai'tilthe referee terminated, the fight. The JKuxr Zealander's showing was very courageous, and he earned great applause. It was learned later that M'Knight broke a small bone in his right hand a weeS ago, nnd; stepped into the ring under a serious disadvantage facing an opponent like Pearce, who is regarded as the futuje welterweight champion of Australia. . . . .
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 142, 20 June 1927, Page 11
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148M'KNIGHT'S FIRST DEFEAT Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 142, 20 June 1927, Page 11
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