BOXING.

Grey River Argus, 26 June 1922, Page 6

BOXING.

NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. PALM F.b’STON N., June 23. The North Island Amateur Boxing Chumjiionship sum i-iinals ami finals wore (-omdiided to night, l-’idlovring are the results: — Bantams.—-Semifinal: Puarue (Wellington) 7.1;>?. boat Howe 7.13-L Final: (', nn (Eltham B.OA beat Peuree. Feathers^— Semihnai: Overeml (ILB. ) 5.7. ‘Hatton 8.12. Final: Purdie (Auckland) S.ll beat Overeml. Light weigh t- Scmi final: Biaekburn (Taumarunui; 9.12 beat Pickai d (Gisborne) 9.9; Quirke (Wanganui) 9.12 beat Grey (Auckland) 9.9. Final. Bl- ckbui n beat Qu:rke. Welter. - Sumi final: Henson (A | klaiid) beat Corliss (Eltham). Final: Henson beat Willis (Taranaki). Middles.—Semifin::!: Aleale (Auckland) beat Strange (Manawatu). F'imd: Merle 11.1 beat Sine (Wanganui). Heavy weight. — Semi-final: Higgs (Wellington) 12.2 beat Moore (Wanganui) 12.12. Final: Higgs beat Corbett (Manawatu). DEMPSEY AND WILLS.

NEW YORK, June 22. Tex Rickard has announced, .-ifrcr a discussion with Mr Kearns, that he will promote a Dempsey Wills liolttj. Mr Ke: rns asked for an assiiram-e What when a site is cho-'en, Rickard wilVobta'ii a gimranlue that the authorities will md interfere with lhe fight. The terms of the bout have not vet been J <1 is» usse<l. NEW YORK. June 24. 1 lu‘ New York State’s Bfxmg- Corn-mis-don has announced that Dempsey ipusl def iiiitoly accept or decline Willis's I challenge before the ]0 of July. A failure io s ig n articles is likely to reI suit i’l a cancellation of Dempsey's j New York license. Rickard has an- . nouiieed his willingness to promote the i light. AUSTRALIAN RESULTS. SYDNEY, J 21 Jimmy Ryan in lhe first round. Ryan 'was oiitclas-.ed. and was iloored four I lime-: beioi > bring knocked out. Both MELBOURNE, June 21. | Demmers defeated Grime cm points | in twenty rounds.