BOXING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18471, 7 August 1923, Page 4

BOXING.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

! A ; professional welter-weight contest of 1 15 rounds! has /been arranged yby : the j Northern ; Boxing Association between/ J. j Graham and J. Hansen. ; The bout is fixed for August 27 at the Town 1: Hall, and will involve the/ professional / welter-weight title /of/the Dominion./ The contestants are local men who have figured , as '" both amateur and professional boxers. . . t They should : j provide an interesting''and exciting bout. v . The professional ; heavy-weight - contest at Gisborhe; on ] Thursday evening : between T. Heeney, of Gisborne, and J. ;Flett;/of Sydney, resulted in a win'-'for Heeney in the ninth round. Th©' contestants' had previously met at Mackay/-' Queensland, the ,match resulting; in a/ draw. :On Thursday evening Heeney held the advantage throughout and the towel came '/from Flett's corner at the ; conclusion 11 of: the | ninth round. Toward the/end Flett was smothering but : Heeney ; got / through : his J guard in the ninth, and floored Flett three ! times in '.: succession. '/The loser stated subs- ; equently that he was daMdby/a blow to the head in the first round.

FAIRHALL BEATS SMITH. [B* TELECJBAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION 1 m , -r, • , „"WBLijNGTO»r. Monday.' : :,Tom;Fa^han ; (9.11) to-night knocked out Fred. Smith .? (9.11), both, of Australia, in. the third round of a very disappointing - contest. simply -played with bmitn, and hit him when he liked.