BOXING.
im *v- .. ■ ■■-■-.< ■ .: :- j DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS, j AUCKLAND TEAM SELECTED. J The following have been selected tore-j present jlluj Auckland Boxing Centre .at! the New Zealand Amateur Boxing ; Chan?,-1 pionship Tournament, at Wellington, oh j August 11 and 12: Fly-weight, M Tay-1 lor; bantam* weight, J. o'Sullivan;; feather* weight, D. Armisbawj ligkt*wei|jht, R. Trowern; welter-weight, N. McKnightj heavy-weight, G. Dunston. Mr. '13. Donovan has been appointed trainer for the team. — ■ .. ■-~- . i , -.PROFESSIONAL,:HEAVY-WEIGHTS. | The proposed heavy-weight boxing uon-1 test that was fixed for August 11, at the Town Hall, between J. Tracey and G. Modrich, of Aticklandt has been abandoned, tntttead of Tracey an opponent has been foivnd for Mod rich in J. Leahy, an Austr,6liain-hoayy-iweight, with a good ring record. ■ The contest will take : place 6h the elate mentioned at the Town Hail. Leahy,, who left Sydney for Auckland yesterday, lias the distinction of having beaten ~Getirge in 12, rounds. He also accounted, for the Queensland Boxer Max Garrick in five rounds, and on Saturday, 'at Newcastle, defeated F. Mexon, ex-Australiaa heavy-weight t-harii-pioa, in 20 rounds. Leahy is also a ; champion axeman in the Commonwealth.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18771, 26 July 1924, Page 12
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