BOXING
ANOTHER JOHNSON. COLOURED “ENGLISHMAN.” GIVES FINE EXHIBITION, i i (Received 9.19 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. At the Stadium, Leu Johnson, a coloured English middleweight, defeated Harry Collins on points in 20 rounds in the presence of 12,000 spectators. Johnson, who is the- best middleweight England has produced for many years, -gave the onlookers an excellent exhibition of remarkably clever boxing, and in the last round almost knocked Collins out, punching him all round the and N.Z. GRIME DEFEATS FERNANDEZ. (Received 9.19 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. At the Stadium, Grime defeated Ftjrnandez on points in a 20-round contest. —A. and N.Z.
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Northern Advocate, 22 February 1926, Page 5
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