BOXING MANAGEMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18895, 18 December 1924, Page 8

BOXING MANAGEMENT.

THE VACANT CHAMPIONSHIP.

TWO CLAIMANTS FORWARD.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Wednesday.

A meeting of the New Zealand Boxing Council was held last evening, Dr. McEvedy presiding. The Gisborno Bo.\ing Association wrote complaining of the alleged discourteous conduct of the professional boxer, Bert Brown, holder of the featherweight championship of New Zealand. They had written to him proposing a match between him and Lin Robinson for the championship. He had vouchsafed no reply cither to this letter or to subsequent telegrams. They suggested that the council should administer a rebuke to Brown for thus sidestepping his engagements. It was decided to write to Brown pointing out that he was bound to defend his title against any legitimate challenger. in connection with the heavy-weight championship, now rendered vacant by the absence of Tom Heeney from the Dominion for a period of more than six months, two applications for the championship were received, one from George Modrich and the other from Km Young Mod rich stated that he had defeated O'Sullivan in Auckland, in July of this year, and ho was the last opponent to def|at the former champion. ITo claimed to be the logical holder of the championship. Mr. Tom Soutrr, Young's manager and trainer, stated that Young was the last man to fight Heeney before his departure, and on that ground he claimed the championship. The opinion was voiced bv members that Modrich was; tho only man entitled to hold llm championship and the man to whom it should go. in the absence of further evidence. The council formally declared the heavy-weight championship title to be vacant and deferred the matter of declaring upon whom it devolved to he dealt with by the championship titles committee. In connection with the case of H. Hud son, who was disqualified at Whangarei during his fight with Clinton, an explanation was read from Hudson, giving his side of the affair, that he had endeavoured to conserve his strength for a whirlwind finish in t.>e last three; or four rounds, when he was satisfied lie could have won by a short route, and he asked to be given another chance to nuke good. It was eventually decided that Hudson should Lo disqualified for r, term of six month-, the Whangarei Association to have power to deal with tho purse.