BRIGHT BOXING
RAYNER. BEATS DAL COSTA. [By Telegraph- Press Association.* DUNEDIN, Sept. 16. There was a fair attendance in the town hall last night when piarne Rayner, 8.133 (New Zealand), beat Dal Costa 8.10. V (Australia) on points in a ten-round contest. The boxers gave a fine display.of fast, open fightiiig? making; the pace hot. Altliiougli the Australian was game lie could not overcome the extra weight and supeiior strength of the New Zealander. Rayner built up a good lead in the earlier rounds, but towards the end Dal Costa scored points with lefts to the jaw, though the. blows lacked sting. • .
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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 17 September 1934, Page 3
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