BOXING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 117, 3 May 1932, Page 5

BOXING

PALMER BEATS CAMPBELL

REFEREE STOPS THE CONTEST.

Sydney, May 2. At the stadium to-night the National Sporting Club of Australasia brought together Ambrose Palmer (Australia) and Allan Campbell (New Zealand) in a contest for the heavyweight championship of the dominions and the Beauchamp Belt. The contest ended in a sensational manner, the referee stopping the fight in the ninth round and declaring Palmer the winner.

Palmer scaled 11.10 and Campbell 12.4. The first two rounds were evenly contested, but in the third Palmer scored repeatedly with straight lefts, the New Zealander bleeding from one eye and the mouth. Neverthless, the latter continued to attack.

In round four Campbell stung Palmer with a left hook and forced him to the ropes. Palmer, howerer, came back with a two-handed attack and squared matters. In round five Palmer continued to score with his left. It was apparent that his body punches hurt Campbell. The New Zealander was bleeding profusely in the next round, when Palmer continued his vigorous onslaught. Tho Australian was piling up points in round seven, repeatedly slamming Campbell’s gory face. The latter’s defence was too open. Palmer also had the better of matters in the clinches, stinging Campbell with sharp uppercuts.

After more severe punishment in the eighth round the referee asked Camp bell if he wanted to continue and he signified that he did, but in the ninth Campbell was floored for a count of eight and after further punishment the referee stopped the qjateh. An additional attraction at the start was a welterweight championship bout. Wally Haneoek (lO.(i) outpoint ed Billy Grime (10.5) over ten round-