BOXING
HUGHES BEATS DONOVAN ; (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ; AUCKLAND, 3rd Juno. A . professional featherweight boxing contest between Tqmrny'Douovan, Nc\vZealatul champion, . and • Archie ■ Hughes, New South Wales champion, .was won by Hughes on points. The contest' was characterised by excessive clinching and in-fighting, and waa disappointing as a spectacle to the large crowd. Four amateur preliminaries were the best seen at Auckland for years. A feature of these contests was the .defeat on points of K. Pnrdie, Auckland and iVeiy. Zealand Icafchefweigh* ffihasnsk>a 3 " lay. W-> Hogg. ..■■■. : ■ ■
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 130, 4 June 1931, Page 17
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85BOXING Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 130, 4 June 1931, Page 17
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