HEENEY DEFEATED.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 17 August 1929, Page 3

HEENEY DEFEATED.

CAMPOLO AWARDED DECISION ON TECHNICAL KNOCK-OUT 1 Pr;#» United Service.} NEW YORK. Aug. 15. Tiio New Zealand' heavyweight boxer Tom Heeney, 14st Sib, was beaten by the Argentinian Vattoria Campolo, 16st 31b, at DrooMyn to-day. Campolo, who was a 7 to 5 favourite, was awarded the fight on a technical knock-out in the ninth round.

Although Heeney fought gamely and put up am excellent showing against liis towering opponent, the New Zealander seems to be definitely eliminated from his so-oalled' “come-back”, for the world heavyweight title, according to the consensus ql‘ opinion among boxing experts, and Campolo becomes an important. factor in the heavyweight elimination bouts.

The New Zealander was doing well in the first four rounds, three of which lie won, but Campolo had him in bad shape by the eighth round and in the next round the referee stopped the fight.

Heeney started immediately a body attack and Camjpolo retaliated with three hard upper-cuts to tile heart. They settled into a fast and furious pace. Campolo rocked Heeney with lefts and rights to the face. Heeney rushed Campolo to the ropes and Claim poliQ was spitting blood. Heeney won the first round.

In the second round Campolo appeared leg weary. Heeney resumed his boring tactics. The Argentinian drove a hard right to the face and Tom blinked. Another put Heeney on liis heels. Campolo was carrying ‘the attack to the New Zealander, it was Oampolo’s round.

Heeney won the third round. They punched hard all the time, both assimilating much punishment. Heeney was fed under the heart from the Argentinian’s punches. The crowd was on its feet applauding the New Zealander’s mauling of liis opponent. Heeney almost floored the Argentinian with a tremendous right to the chin ii the fourth round. Campolo was holding on. Heeney kept following his his man, who was apparently groggy, punishing him viciously. It was Heeney’s round. Tom lost his balance in the fifth and almost fell. Campolo was fighting back. Both seemed tired. The Argentinian assumed an aggressive lead and hurt liis opponent, who took everything to get to close quarters. Heeney was bleeding from his left, ear and Oampolo had the round. The sixth round was even, tlie same exchange of heavy punching predominating. Campolo was scoring with both fists and, carrying the attack, he took the seventh round. In tlie eighth round Heeney’s body was badly bruised: and he had a slight cut on the lower lip. Campolo floored I Tom with a right to the stomach, but the Now Zealander was up without a count. _He was in bad shape. The Argentinian, however, was slow to follow up liis advantage. It was Caanpolo’s round.

In the ninth Campolo rushed the New Zealander to the ropes with a series of punches to the head. Heeney tried boring in but his punches were very light. Campolo landed a low right and the crowd protested. Tom was very tired and had trouble in staying on his feet. Campolo floored him with: a hard right uppercut and nine was counted. Heeney arose and staggered helplessly round the ring. The referee stopped tlie bout. The Now Zealander’s face was goiy ais ho was helped through the ropes. T«d Sandwina (England) knocked out Phil Mercurio (New York heavyweight) in the ninth round of a preliminary ■bout.