BOXING.
[By Electric Cable —Copyright.] [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Fridav, 7.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 1. The boxing match at the Albert Hall between Johnny Brown, junior, and ElKy Clark, the flyweight champion of Britain, was o'ne of tho pluckiest witnessed for a long time. Brown fought gamely until the last few seconds of the twentieth round, when he was knocked out.
It was apparent five rounds earlier that he could not win and the spectators shouted to the second to throw in the towel.
Bombardier Wells was knocked out in the third round of a fifteen round contest by Jack Stanley. Wells was booed.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2670, 2 May 1925, Page 7
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