BOXING J. TAGALAGI WAS OUTSTANDING IN TITLE BOUTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 August 1947, Page 5

BOXING J. TAGALAGI WAS OUTSTANDING IN TITLE BOUTS

J. Tagalagi, a member of the Wigram Air Force team, was the outstanding performer in the semifinals and finals of the Canterbury boxing championships held at the Civic Theatre last evening. Tagalagi won the light-heavy-weight championship, beating W. Russell, the New Zealand, blight-heavyweight champion, in the final, \ The following were the results of the finals:— Fly-weight.—J. Pile (Ashburton) 7st 121 b beat J. O’Connor 7st 121 b. Bantam-weight.—R. Muir 8.6 beat F. Neenee 8.4. Feather-weight.—Final: W. Underhay 8.12 beat K. Murfitt 8.13. Light-weight.—N. Britt 9.8 beat G. Croucher 9.8. Welter-weight. — Semi-finals: R. Miller 10.7 beat P. Connolly 10.7; J. Musson 10.2 beat S. Butterworth 10.5. Final: J. Musson 10.2 beat R. Miller 10.7. Middle-weight.—L. O’Brien 10.10 beat W. Mitchell 10.10. Light Heavy-weight.—Final: J. Tagalagi 11.10 beat W. Russell 11.7. Heavy-weight.—P. Dunn 13.3 beat G. Northcroft 12.7.

HANSON KNOCKS OUT MASON, OF WALES (P.A.) PALMERSTON N„ Aug. 11. In a professional middle-weight boxing contest tonight, Harry Hanson (Wellington) 10.10, beat Harry Mason (Wales), 10.12, on a technical knockout in the fourth round. Hanson lacked confidence in the first round, but soon rattled Mason with powerful rights. Mason relied on stabbing lefts, but had no adequate guard. Hanson came off the ropes in the fourth round with a straight right which dropped Mason, and Mr Tom Heeney, the referee, stopped the fight.