AMATEUR BOXING

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 62, 10 September 1937, Page 6

AMATEUR BOXING

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS

(By Telegraph—Press Aesociation.) GREYMOUTH, September 9. The Dominion boxing championships opened tonight before a large audience, and splendid bouts were witnessed. Results:—

Middleweight.—F. Mclvor (Wellington), list 61b, knocked out S. Symes (Oamaru), list lib. ' Flyweight.—H. Sheridan (Auckland), 7st 131b, beat J. Thompson (Gisborne), Bst; M. Foote (Wellington), 7st lljlb, | beat L. McLaughlan (Manawatu), 7st 131b; R. Davis (Hawke's Bay), Bst, beat T. Hogarth (Greymouth), 7st 91b Featherweight—G. Bridge (Wellington), Bst 101b, beat M. Hunter (Oamaru), Bst UJlb; B. McKay <#amilton), Bst 13_lb, beat A. Byrne (Hutt Valley) Bst 91b; K. Moran (Auckland), Bst 13_lb, beat L. Greaney (Otago), Bst 121b, after an even and the most exciting bout of the evening. Lightweight.—N. Jenkins (Oamaru), 9st-91b, beat H. Mclvor (Hawke's'Bay), 9st 7ilb; P. Kelly (Auckland, 9st 2lb, beat R. Tonks (Ashburton), 9st 7Jib, on a technical knock-out; N. Davey (Gisborne), 9st 711b, beat J. Ramsay (Otago),. Ost 7.1b; E. Swift (Greymouth), defaulted to T. Whatnoagh (Wanganui); J. Collins (Manawatu), 9st 71b, beat F. Finnigan (Wellington), 9st 91b. ' , , . Welterweight.—T. Denny, lOst, beat J. McCann (Wellington), lOstTlb; D. Heeney (Gisborne), lOst 31b, beat E. E. Stall (Auckland), lOst 61b; E. Swift, (Greymouth) defaulted to R. Baker (Otago); J. Davis (Hawke's Bay), lOst 41b, beat D. McLeod (Rakaia), lOst Light-heavy weight.—T.. O'Gorman (Christchurch), 12st 41b, knocked out B Neame-(Southland)rf list 71b; W. Lister (Rakaia), 12st 51b; beat S. Jones (Taranaki), 12st. 31b; J. Page (Marlborough) defaulted to T. Lister (Rakaia). _, __ A good display was given by McKay and Byrne, the snappy lefts of both connecting and the result being close. Collins had a meritorious win over Finnigan, who is a hard puncher. The former's coolness and judgment finally prevailed. Denny's speed and aggressiveness gave him a well-deserved win over a sturdy opponent in McCann. Heeney and Estall gave an. excellent display of close fighting, winning hearty ■ applause. O'Gorman's punching power alone I determined his • bout ■ with Neame. Sheridan gave . a finished display against the clever-Gisborne boxer, Thompson, and '■ Moran probably had the barest margin over Greaney, whose showing after being floored.early was one of the pluckiest seen in" Greymouth. ■ Kelly displayed remarkably solid punching power in beating Tonks.' W. Lister's showing against the Taranaki tyro, Jones, recalled his brother Harry's strenuous in-fighting methods.