ROPED ARENA

Northern Advocate, 3 May 1932, Page 6

ROPED ARENA

HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE PALMER BEATS CAMPBELL. NEW ZEALANDER OUTCLASSED. (United Press Association —Ey .Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received 9 a.in.) SYDNEY, May 2. At the Sydney Stadium this evening, the National Sporting Club of Australia and New Zealand brought together Ambrose Palmer (Australia) and Allen Campbell (N.Z.) in a contest for the heavyweight boxing championship of the Dominions and for the Beauchamp Bolt. The contest- ended in a sensational manner, the referee stopping it in the ninth round and declaring Palmer the winner. Palmer sealed 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 Zealanden was severely .punished but continued to attack. In the fourth round Campbell stung Palmer with a left hook And forced him to the ropes. Palmer, however, came back with a two-handed attack and squared matters. In the next round Palmer continued to score with his left and it was apparent that his body punches hurt Campbell.

In the sixth round Palmer continued his vigorous onslaught and piled up points in the seventh, repeatedly striking Campbell’s face.

The New Zealander’s defence was too open. Palmer also had the better of matters in the clinches, stinging Campbell with sharp uppercuts. After most severe punishment in the eighth round, the referee asked Campbell if ho wanted to -continue. He signified that lie did, but in the ninth Campbell was sent to the floor for a count of eight and after further punishment the referee stopped the match.

An additional attraction was the New South AValcs welterweight championship, "Wally Hancock, 10. G, beat Blliy Grime, 10. J, in ten rounds on points.