BOXING

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 November 1926, Page 5

BOXING

AUCKLAND BOUTS. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, November 29. Two featherweight bouts ’of ten rounds each, for stakes of £75, were staged at the Town Hall to-night. H. Gunn, Tiinaru, (8.13:7), and R. Loverend, Napier, (9.21), fought a draw. Gunn gave the better display in a sparkling contest and -was awarded a great round of applause as he left the ring. In the seventh round of his bout with A. Musson (Hastings) 9st., H. Leckie, of Dunedin, with both hands to the jaw, won a most interesting bout, on a knock-out. Mcknight defeats jamito. * HAMILTON, November 30. In the professional boxing contest,. ten rounds, last night, Nelson Mcknight gained a verdict on points *o, ver • Salvino Jamito. It was a fast contest, but the cleaner hitting by McKnight gave him his second victory over the Filipino. PURDY V. TROWERN. ■ PALMERSTON N., Nov. 30. The Manawatu Boxing Association has matched Purdy and Trowern, in fifteen rounds, on Boxing Night, for a stake of one hundred and fifty pounds. As Les Murray’s claim to the lightweight championship expires on December 22, the Association is taking the necessary steps to have the contest carry the championship. . PASCOE v. ARMSTRONG The Grey Boxing Association has completed arrangements for a 15round professional bout between Dick Pascoe (Greymouth) and Tommy Armstrong (Christchurch), to take place •in the Town Hall, Greymouth, on Saturday, Dec. 11. Amateur bouts will precede the meeting between Pascoe and Armstrong, Nelson (Grey) boxing Scott (Runanga), and Duggan (Runariga) boxing Kelly (Christchurch).