BRITISH HEAVY WEIGHTS.
TITLE MATCH A FIASCO.
BLOOMFIELD DISQUALIFIED •; (Received 10.5 p.m.) \,- .; Reuter. LONDON. Nov. 21. Frank Goddard defeated Jack Bloomfield, who was disqualified in the second round. Goddard thus' woo the heavyweight boxing championship of Britain. At the outset Goddard rushed in and sent a right to his opponent's ribs. Bloomfield landed a nasty right hook to the jaw. Goddard leaned forward and pushed his opponent down ; through the rope. Ho helped Bloomfield up, but immediately struck him, causing a storm of hooting and drawing a warning from the referee. - In the second round Goddard was floored with a hard right, but rose after a short count. Bloomfield !i. l Hcked fiercely and again floored Goddard. As the latter attempted to mo Bloomfield hit him and the referee promptly disqualified him amid great uproar. v
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18564, 23 November 1923, Page 9
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