BOXING

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 August 1933, Page 11

BOXING

KNUCKEY V. WRIGHT. [PEB PBEBS ASSOCIATION-] CHRISTCHURCH, August 9. Len Knuckey, of Hastings, beat George Wright, of Christchurch, holder of the New Zealand bantam-weight professional championship, in a boxing contest to-night. The bout was meant to be for the title. Knuckey forfeited the right by weighing in one pound ovei’ the weight limit of Bst 61bs. The margin of points in Knuckey’s favour was small. TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. WELLINGTON, August 10. Mr G. Bush, President of the Auckland Boxing Association, has been invited by the Council of the New Zealand Boxing Association, to act as manager of the team of seven amateur boxers fiom the Dominion, to visit •Lhisbane, early in September, to compete against the Australian champions. WEST COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS. On Saturday night next, the West Coast Amateur Boxing Championships will be held at Greymouth. In past years the contests have provid ed interesting, and high-class boxing. There is: every reason to believe that ihe men and youths aspiring for the honours this year, are as capable, and crowd-pleasing as the champions of the past. Amateur boxing in Greymouth has generally proved to be of greater interest than professional .fights, and as the contestants have been in training for a considerable period, their fitness should enable them to give good exhibitions. Knowing that excitement will be provided, the public will not require any pressing invitation to be present at the Town Hall on Saturday night.