Title Winners At N.Z. Boxing Championships

Northern Advocate, 26 September 1946, Page 3

Title Winners At N.Z. Boxing Championships

The four Northland boxers who were lo Compete in the New Zealand amateur championships at Auckland this week did not fare at all well. In fact only two of them entered the ring and they lost their first fights on points. ' ~ D. Hammond (lightweight) and P. Murphy (middleweight) failed to don the gloves, and M. Alach, 11.10 (lightheavyweight) was beaten by A. Cook, 11.9, in his first appearance yesterday. M. Macnay (lightweight) was beaten on Tuesday night in his initial outing.

Cook's’ display in defeating Alach was a courageous one. He suffered a cut over his eye as the result of a hard left in the first round and was down for a Count of eight. He fought back strongly, however, scoring well with both hands to get the decision. The Jamieson Beit for the most scientific boxer at the tournament was won by the lightweight champion, J. Jenkins, of Auckland, who was the outstanding man at the carnival. The Earl Stewart Shield, for the association gaining the most points, was won by Auckland, which gained two titles and a runner-up.

The champions for 1946 are: Heavyweight: J. Boyd (Taranaki); light-heavyweight: W. Russell (Christchurch); middleweight: R. Stanley (Auckland); welterweight: B. Coughlin (Wanganui); lightweight: J. Jen-

kins (Auckland); featherweight: M. Whittingham (Manawatu); bantamweight: R. Goslin (Wellington); flyweight: F. Brown (Southland). There wpre two very unpopular decisions in* the finals, Brown’s win in the flyweight and Whittingham’s win in the featherweight. FINAL RESULTS Final results are: Fly-weight, Sst. —Semi-finals: F. Brown (Southland), 7st 121 b, beat W. Norris (Hawera), 7st ll'/ 2 lb, on points; K. Wilson (Marlborough), Bst, knocked out N. £uka (Hult Valley), 7st 101 b, in (he second round. Final: Brown beat Wilson on points. Bantam-weight, Sst Ob.—Semi-finals: C. Hay (Ashburton}, Bst 41b, beat M. Antill (Taranaki), Bst 41b, on points; R. Goslin (Wellingtoni, Bst 61b, beat L. Philp (Hutt Valley), Bst 4y 2 lb, on points. Final: Go3lin beat Hay on a technical knock-out in the first round. Feather-weight, 9st.—Semi-finals; M. Whittingham iMannwatu;, Bst 12V 2 1b. beat V. Gummer (Auckland), Sst 12> 2 1b. on points; A. Cahill (Christchurch), Bst 111 b, beat B. Newton (Oamaru), Bst ll*/ 2 ]b, on a technical knock-out in the first round. Final: Whittingham beat Cahill on points. Light-weight, 9st 91b. —Semi-finals: J. Jenkins (Auckland), 9st 81b, beat. J'. McIvor (Central Hnwxe's Bay;, 9st 81b, on points; G. Jackson (Christchurch), 9st •/i/ 2 ib, knocked out N. Fitzwater (Hawke's Bay)’, 9st B‘ 2 lb, in the first round. Final: Jenkins knocked out Jackson in the second round. Welter-weight, lCst 71b. —Semi-finals: B. Coughlin (Wanganui), lust 3‘, 2 tb, beat J. Musson (Christchurch), 9st 12y 2 lb, on points; I. Cruickshanks (Otago), lust 3*/ 2 lb, oeut D. Craig (Hamilton), iOst 6V a lb, on points. , „ . , . Final: Coughlin won from Cruickshanks when the latter was disqualified tor punching his opponent when coming out of a clinch alter the referee had ordered the boys to break-Middle-weight, list 61b.—T. Fox (Hutt Valley), lOst 131 b, knocked out C. Gregory (Wellington), list 21b, in the first round; O Foster (Wellington), list 111 b, beat C. McKenzie (Southland), lOst 131 b, on points; B Peers (Hamilton), list 31b, beat C. Klenner (Patea), lost 9>,i.lb, on points; K. Stanley (Auckland), lOst 12(-db, beat P. Dwver (Marlborough), list 21b, on points. Semi-finais: Fox beat Foster on points; Stanlev beat Peers on points. Final: Scanty r.uocKed out Fox in the first round.

Light-heavy-weight, 12st 71b. —W. Russell (Christchurch), list alb, won from B. Coloulias (Wellington), list sib, when the latter was disqualified for punching after the pong had sounded; T. Tonks (Ashburton), 12st 3’. 2 1b, beat P. Gallagher (Hutt Valley), list lOib, on points; P. Marsh (Napier), 12st 21b, beat W. Edwards (Gisborne) list 111 b, on points; A. Cook (Taranaki), list 91b, beat M. Alach (Whnngarei), list 101 b, on points. Semi-finals: Russell beat Tonks on a technical knock-out in the second round; Marsh won by default from Cook. Final' W. Russell (Christchurch), list s!b, beat P. Marsh (Napier). 12sl 21b. after a hard bout.

Heavy-weight, any weight.—Semi-finals: M J. McHugh (Auckland), 14st 41b. beat K. Skinner (Otago), 13st 121 b. on points: J Boyd (Taranaki) won by default from T Tonks (Ashburton). . . Final: J. Boyd (Taranaki), I2st 71b. beat M J. McHugri (Auckland), 14st lib. on points. Boyd, who was having his first light, proved the strongest puncher oi the tournament.