BOXING

Evening Star, Issue 15539, 8 July 1914, Page 6

BOXING

WORLD’S LIGHT-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. WON BY WELSH. Press Association-—By Telegraph—Copyright;. _ LONDON, July 7. (Received July 8, at 11.55 a.m.) Freddie Welsh defeated Willie Ritchie on points for the light-weight championship of the world. The fight took place at the Olympia. The Bishop of fete.pney requested the Rev. Mr Dighy to officiate as referee in the fight. Father Boudier, of Islington, replaced him. MANY WOMEN PRESENT. THE AMERICAN SEVERELY PUNISHED. ""LONDON, July 7. (Received July 8, at 2 pun.) Ten thousand were present at the match, including many women. A large contingent of Americans arrived lo witness the contest. Both men stripped at nearly level weights. Both defended finely in the early rounds, Welsh doing all the forcing up to (the seventh nx-und. Ho scored in infighting, Ritchie being rather disappointing Ho had a longer reach, but Welsh’s cleverness enabled him to get inside and severely punish the American- Ritchie's ill-timed leads brought him*sever© punishment. The fight was more even from the eighth to the twelfth rounds, but Ritchie was nonplussed by his opponent’s speed, and realised that a knock-out was his only chance. Welsh, however, evaded diio efforts and cut hie opponent s eye.