BOXING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12905, 4 July 1936, Page 11

BOXING

RATED AS CHAMPION. CLAUDE NlCffO;, ;N c(yrTHLAXD TO EIGHT PE GAME' AND XJGOL Rank. <i by fire NEKA’.' ;:s : ' heavyweight elianipinw ol Au di alia. Claude Xicliol has arrived m Invercargill her contract.to the Southland Boxing Association to light two bouts with Roy de (fans and Ray N.col. Bearing a remarkable facial likeness to Amhro-o Palmer, although taller and heavier, Ni'-liol is. unmarked by ins ring battles, lie weighs 32st. 131 - and stands over -six tee in height. When interviewed lie stated that he was under contract. to iiglit two bouts hut. he. was willing to fight more. . “Since news of the large crowds which de Cans is.drawing has rraclFd Australia, Southland is quite on the mat,’’ continued Njcliol. “Everyone, from feat hr.nvr ignis to heavyweights arc talking of Invercargill, and he.ore 1 left 1 heard -.of several wlso would have jumped at the chance ol a inp.” When questioned on the- position 'of Rosenblooni and boxing, h.: said thot owing to Rosenblooni dcvciopiu-r a chill, their fight .had been abandoned. “I am convinced that Roaenbloom is not so wonderiuj- as so many think and when he nnu-is-l.ro Kelly on July 13 I think that the negro,will do v.:ry well.”: Commenting on the prospects eJ thr big ! match . arranged to come Tiff n December, lie thought the Carroll-Ross bom. the visitor stated that be thought, that it was likely o come off in December. lie thought that Carrol, stood a. good ; .chance of winning, alter seejng him convincingly defeat van Klaveren. The bout' with Ross would he either in Sydney or Melbourne. , y , There wag, talk of bring ng LAu Brouillard to- Australia, to figlit Hc-n----ne,berry, continued NichoL The Freiicll -C'anadian had already defeated Marty Simmons, and -since - coming to Australia; Simmons had been undefeated. When asked what lie thought of the prospects of the Southland. Association of securing the services of. Ren Richards-. Nichol said that the position was that Richards .wan a farmer and might be umy ill mg. to leave, his farm to visit .New However lie thought that there was quite, a good c,lianee. of Iris coming.. He thought'.that a- match between Richards and de- 'Gaps would be a- good one. u, “I have- had only about seventeen fights,” explained Nicliol,. “hut it is only during the past seven months that I have been relying solely on boxing.” , ,He had not had many bouts for some time, but opponents .were, rather scarce.; ..However,,; lip . was. fairly fit and -should reach , hi-s ..best form shortly. He lias already defeated do Gnus, and feels confident of victory when thev meet on July 2nd.

Tho contest for the world's welterweight boxing ohamp'onship between Barney Boss, of America, and .lack Car roll, of Australia,, .will take place at. the Sydney Sports,.Ground latpr in the year. Accommodation, will he available for ‘62,000. Booking has already opened at £5,; pips 16s Sd amusement tax , for ringside .seats. This is. the top price,, the. lowest, being- os. The average cost of a scat at tjie recent match in America, when (■jehmoling knocked out jeo Louis, was £2:l4s illd.