BOXING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12869, 23 May 1936, Page 6

BOXING

TOURNEY AT OPOTIKI

D. RRKNEY BEATS V. CALTA.UX (Special to the Times).

The first boxing tournament of thi-a season night drew a pneked house, £6O being taken at the doors. The referee was Air. ,j. O’Sullivan juni'., the judges being Mr. Cl. B. Murray and Mr. V. Daves. Results were:—Welter Burke (Wtiinui) 1(1.1 lo t to .1. Pile (WTiakatano) 1.0.7.

Lightweight : Fleming (Opotiki.) 0.3 beat Perfect (.Etlgeeumbc) 0.0; Welter. B. Akurqngi (Opotiki) 0.9 drew, with Jlcffcrmim (W.hakatanc) 10.3; Lightwe'ght Tamati (Opotiki). 9.5 drew with 11 addon tWhakaiarto) 0.7. . :

Welter: 11. Hollis (OpoUk) 10. S lost to X. Malcolm (Whakatfitio) 10. (>, the second throwing in the towel. Foatheweight: L. Connor (Opotiki) 8.13 brat Ilennessy (Opotiki) 8.13. Star I nn l I, of four rounds, G. Lysnght (Opotiki) 10.8 v. Wailu'-o (WhrkWtane) J(XS. This was a great, contest and was\one cl the best holds ol the night in which l.ysn.ght gradually pihd up the points and received I to verdict.

Midgels: Lake (Opotiki) «-1 hear Hollis (Opotiki) o.f>. Light-heavy: J. Walker (Opotiki) 11.3 heat Whaley (Otakiri) 11.0; Middewoight S. Abcrharfc (Whnkatanc) I'M lost to B. Ak u r.:ingi (Whak’alane) 11 f.

Wei lei weight : Polglase fWhakatane) 10.0 heat L. Roderick (Opotiki) 9.1.1 ; .1- Craig (Wa.nui) 9 5 b.at .1. Ilerriman (do Toko 10.0. Star bout -t 2-minute rounds 1.. Dennett: (Opot LIU) 11.9 lost to S .Fisher (Hamilton) 12.2. An extra round was onioned in which I isher got the verdict. Middleweight, K. Ilollis (Opot ki) H.i heat Woods (Whakai.ane) 11.0. In the star bout, 1). Heeiicy (Gisborne) 10.0 v. \ . Cultaux. (Hamilton) 10.0. 5 rounds. C'altanx adopted a showmanship attitude throughout the tight and by his methods ma.de d (liiUcnli for ileency iu I’tko any lime lor head blows. I lowered Ileency managed to handle his man throughout and although C'altanx was more force!ul by his good dolciice changed points around. Cult it its at t.rnct rushed at his opponent like a shot hut Hconey was vo'-y elusive. Caltaux opened the first round by forcing lit fight, but Hconey took things cautiously. Several two-listed encounters amused enthusiasm. Caltaux ""is inclined to bold and this tontine beett mo more prominent tts Die fight went on. :tt times being more 1 ko a u ro-tOing nut i'll than boxing. Hcr-noy began to liven up in the .second round and in-lighting was a feature. Calluux continued to he aggressive but his blows were ineffective. There was solid in-lighting in the third round and both boys fell to the canvas. Caltntix went down tor c ght and long it rath.r wildly till the end of the round. In the fourth round Ho ney began a body attack but Caltaux adopted \r''estlinG tactics pushing bis opponent all over the ring. He ney lan,fled lmtd blows mid pre-sod Caltaux ull tiie icotig went. Ibe final round was a hard one both hoys giving of i!t?ir best and trying -for a knockout, J Honey secured the verdict.