Good Boxing At Opening 0f N.Z. Amateur Champs

Northern Advocate, 27 September 1949, Page 9

Good Boxing At Opening 0f N.Z. Amateur Champs

WELLINGTON, Tue. (Sp.).—The New Zealand amateur boxing championships began in Wellington yesterday. The standard of boxing was good.

Results were:— Light - heavy - -weight. C. Rolfinson. Auckland, 32.3, beat P. Gallagher, Hutt Valley, 12.21, on points, after the judges had disagreed: M. Kreft, Manawatu, 12.6 beat C. Keith. Wairarapa, 11.131, on points; W. Russell, Canterbury, 11.70 i. beat F. David, Wellington. 12.3*, on points. Middle-weight J. Thompson, Auckland, 11.1, beat R. McDonald, Wannate. jl.4i, on points: B. Bloor, Taranaki, 11.4. beat J. O'Leary. Hutt Valley, 11.02, on points, after the judges had disagreed: H. Rush. Wellington, 11.52, knocked out E. Perrv. Otago, 11.42, in the second round: F. Hubbard, Manawatu, 11.4, beat J. Beale, Southland, 11.41, on points, after tile judges had disagreed. Welter-weight J. Mclvor, Hawke s Bay. 10.3, beat W. Ellery, Timaru, 10.0 on a technical knock-out in the first round: B. Shaw, Canterbury, 10.11, beat M McMillan, Waimate, 10.11. on points: B Cahill, Hutt Valley, 10.42, beat Z Unkovitch, Southland. 10.42. on points; J. Grant, Ashburton, 10.6, beat B. Frew, Wanganui, 10.6 J, on points. Light-weight C. Ball, Manawatu, 9.62. beat B. Eder, Greymouth. 9.8, on points; F. Wilson, Wairarapa, 9.32, beat R. Me. Ewen, Auckland, 9.7 i, on points, after the judges had disagreed; R. Eley, Wellington, 9.9, beat J. Westhall, Hawke’s Bav, 9.7, on points; J. Barndoir, Hutt Valley, 9.9, knocked out C. Copestake, Taranaki, 9.82. in the first round; R. Wilson. Southland, beat R. Sadler, Waimate, by default. Feather-weight.—B. Brown, Dannevlrke, 8.11, beat J. McAnnall*'. Otago, 8.122, on points; D. Glozier, Southland, 8.132, beat R. C. McCarthy. Auckland. 8.12 J, on points: W. Patterson, Hawke’s Bay. 8.13, beat C. S. Hay. Ashburton, 8.112, on points; . O. Smith, Taranaki, 8.92, beat P. Saunders, Wellington, 8.L32, on points. Bantam-weight R. A. Broadliurst, Auckland, 8.42, beat A. Findlay, Oamaru, 86, on a technical knock-out In the first round; N. Collins, Taranaki, 8.42, beat D. Weekes. Napier, 8.3, on points; A. Scarfe, Hutt Valley. 8.5. beat C. Curtis. Greymouth, 8.52, on points. Fly-weight J. O’Connor. Canterbury. 7.111, beat J. Johnston, Wellington, 7.6, on points.

Not Participating

WELLINGTON, Mon (P.A.).— Owing to a strained back, the middleweight title-holder Morrie Tuck (Greymouth), is not participating in the New Zeland amateur _ boxing championships which began this afternoon. The lightweight champion, Vern Tuck, did not enter as he has received medical advice to retire from Ijoxing.