BOXING.
CONTEST AT BLENHEIM. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION". 0 BLENHEIM. Monday. McDonald (Palmerston North). 10st. 111b-, defeated Len Turner,, list. 21b. (Raivalley). Wellington centre, middle and light-heavy-weight champion, to-night .in a special bout at the Marlborough Boxing Association s amateur tourney. It was a hard encounter, marred by a good deal of holding in the early rounds. The winner proved a clever boxer, showing superior rmgcratt. _ J-he judges disagreed after four rounds, and the verdict in favour of McDonald after an extra round had a mixed reception.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20024, 14 August 1928, Page 13
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87BOXING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20024, 14 August 1928, Page 13
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