BOXING.
HEENEY-DELANEY EIGHT. BOTH MEN CONFIDENT. _ BY CABLE-PRESS A SSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received 11.50 a.m. to-day. Heeney will enter the ring with an advantage of nearly twenty' pounds over Delaney. He- weighed in at 1981 b and Delaney at 17811 b. The latter is still a six to four favourite. Delaney declared that although the weight was a disadvantage, it would mot bother him. Heeney was more confident than usual preceding a bout. He stated that ho would defeat Delaney decisively enough to win the Tumney bout in June.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 2 March 1928, Page 9
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