BOXING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 14 May 1928, Page 8

BOXING.

A WIN FOR SCOTT. (UNITED -PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN PRESS' ASSOCIATION.) NEW YORK May 11. Phil Scott, [British heavyweight, defeated Roberti, an Italian, in a, ten rounds bout. The latter was very nearly knocked out at the final bell. A later message says that after with, standing a ferocious body attack in the .early h-oundsp jthe Briton had; little difficulty in overcoming the Italian’s lead, and winning, decisively. This was one of Scott's most impressive fights in America. He won principally through the use of right crosses and upper cuts. Scqtt weighed 19.'71bs and Roberti 2174 lbs. IZZARD OUTPOINTS PURDY. SYDNEY, May 13. At the Stadium last' night Izzard (9.84) outpointed Purdy (9.8) over fifteen rounds. Tfh© New Zealander did not display his usual form, hut forded the fight in the early rounds, searing good rights to tlhe head and body. Izzard boxed coolly, piling up points with straight lefts to the fact and beating the New Zealander at in-fighting. Purdy impawnd orver the last two rounds l , but the English man had a good l majority of points. The loser declared after the inartch that he was suffering from a severe cold.