BOXING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 21 July 1927, Page 7

BOXING.

ANOTHER WIN FOR GRIME

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COE 1 RIGHT.

Received 11.5 a.m. to-day. NEW YORK, July 20

At Los Angeles, Billy Grime defeated Stewart McLean, the Minneapolis veteran feather-weight, in 10 rounds, thus increasing his reputation considerably and gaining his third victory in America. After dropping McLean in the first round, he went on feinting McLean into leads that spelt disaster. His style of milling was _ without parallel in the American ring, and won repeated applause. In the eighth round McLean had difficulty in locating the corner when the gong went, an-d thenceforward all he could do was to last the distance.

DEMPSEY-SHA EKEY FIGHT.

NEW YORK. July 20

The Dempsey-Sharkey fight will commence not later than 10 p.m., New York daylight saving time, but should the weather be threatening may be held ahead of the preliminaries, because the contest will be staged in the open air at Yankee Stadium. OTAGO CHAMPIONSHIPS. (by telf.oaa pit—press association.) DUNEDIN. July 21. In the Otago amateur boxing championship, the finals were decided la-st night, the results belli <x : Heavy-weight.—J. W. Leckie was the only competitor and took part in a no decision contest-Middle-weight.—R. Anderson heat A. H. Wilkinson. Welter-weight.—S. Hughes beat 11. S. Davies.

In the light-weight cl ass. R. Fulcher gave a great exhibition in defeating HW. Davies. Feather-weight.—W. G. Leckie, brother to Johnnv Leckie. ihe professional, easily outpointed A. Rowe. Bantam-weigili'i.—W. A. Parker was the only competitor. Fly-weight—Jf. Hughes received a verv doubtful decision against F. :M. Rix