TITLE BOUT REJECTED

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 115, 16 May 1936, Page 22

TITLE BOUT REJECTED

AITKEN MAY BE DEPOSED

Billy Aitken, featherweight champion of. the Dominion, '•is likely to lose his title in the near future by a resolution of the New Zealand Boxing Council under the clause which compels a champion to accept any challenge match in which'the conditions regarding the, qualifications of the chalfiUed* andthe purse -^aye been fulIn an endeavour to-finalise trie match which ,it' had booked 'tentatively for May 28, the. Marlborough Association sent its match-maker, Mr. E.. Leslie, over to Wellington this week-to si<m up Aitken to meet Clarrie Rayner in a title bout at Blenheim. The association offered a purse of £-45 and £7 103 expenses to Aitken, in addition to giv- ■"■ BOXING FIXTURES afay^ 18.-Pluto v. Fisher; JUarin* Kyan v. Jim Broadfoot, at Auckland. ■ : . ■■ 5I ay 2A—Newtown Club's open night. Pate7 R" Ait- ken V< R> C»Wn?Tt May 27.--Reeve v. de Gans, at Invercargill. : . ?©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©£ e ' eeea " ing : him the right to nominate the reM*r»V TT v °ffer Was' refused; *»* Marlborough are now negotiating' for a lightweight championship match between Rayner and Jack Jarvis " .In a, conversation with the'-Writer this week, Aitken made it clear that he would not fight anywhere unless guaranteed £50, win, lose, or draw So far as the featherweight title was concerned he was prepared to let it go, but he was anxioub to have a chanc» ? STT* l he title - He stated that he had no intention of fightwf,t af^ ,m arlbor°ugh or, on the West Coast Also, he said that he waa m no way related to Ralph Aitken.