BOXING.
NICHOL BEATS DE CANS. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL. July 2. Alaking liis first appearance in New Zealand, Claude Nichol, 12st. 61b., of Australia, outpointed Roy De Gans, 12st. 21b., the American negro, in a 15-round boxing contest this evenin". The Civic Theatre was filled to overflowing. It was a disappointing bout and several times the pair were warned to fight. De Gans was the aggressor most of the time and to some observers at the ringside appeared to have a lead on points.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 182, 3 July 1936, Page 14
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84BOXING. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 182, 3 July 1936, Page 14
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