BOXING IN EGYPT

Hutt News, Volume 15, Issue 37, 4 March 1942, Page 2

BOXING IN EGYPT

(N.Z.E.F. Official News Service) Cairo, Jan. 3 ' The New Zealand base camp box- ' ing team was seen in action in Cairo this week when it defeated a team 1 from the Cairo Boxing Clubs at the s Mokhtar Sporting Club by 8 bouts to ' 4. Individuals were well matched 1 and the contests were close and ex--1 citing. The New Zealanders appeared fitter, and stayed the distance, many of the bouts being won in the last of the three rounds. The Egyptians proved solid in-fighters. The South Island middle weight ' R. V. R. Baker, had a narrow win over Ibrahim el Raie in the best r bout of the evening. Raie had a reach advantage and a well-timed ' hook in both hands and it was not 1 until the final round that the New 1 Zealander's heavy left came into its ' own, 3 Results were: r Bantam: W. Jarvis beat Kamel ! Ahmed. Featherweight:, P. Hawes lost to 1 Lotfy Ahmed. Light-weight: Higgins beat Mos--1 tafa Nashaat; J. Strachan beat " Rizk Abdel Sayed; H. Mclvor lost to Mohamed Labib. 1 Welter-weight: S. Dunstall beat Kamal Saleh; C. Marshall beat Abed el Monem Hussein. 5 Middle-weight: H. Robertson beat Haikal; R. A. Grimmer beat Marbrouk; R. V. R. Baker beat iMi-ahim el Raie. N. Smith lost ' to M. Ezzat el Kheshan; R. E. ! ~eanie lost to Fouad Kamel. i ■ '