BOXING RING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20303, 10 July 1929, Page 15

BOXING RING.

HATTON-DONOVAN CONTEST

MORGAN TURNS PROFESSIONAL. Rcrt Brown has been putting in sonic solid training in Auckland in preparation for his match with Bobby Delaney .it l'ulmerston North on July 17. Delaney was due to arrive in Palmerston yesterday, according to private advice received. Brown will go South this week. Mr. V. Drummond, secretary to the Frankton Boxing Association, writes to (he effect that, the season just concluded, in which three amateur tourneys were staged, proved very successful from a boxing and also a financial standpoint. The Frankton body starts its new season with the South Auckland amateur championships on July 22. An endeavour will be, made, to secure the services of Johnnie Leckic and also Bert Brown.

The N.apier Association has approached both Leckie and Donovan for a bout in August. Donovan is available, and it only remains for Leckie to reply favourably.

Cyril Hurne meets Byd. North at. Wellington next Monday. It is to be hoped the promising young professional will be more successful than in his previous two

matches. Matt Hat ton will meet Donovan at New Plymouth on Saturday night, lie is looking in first-class condition, having been 1 raining assiduously. Ted Morgan, the New Zealand and Olympic amateur welter-weight champion, has decided to turn professional. Morgan is now 23 years old, and has engaged in 35 fights during tho past eight years, losing but two.

The Auckland amateur championships will be decided at the Town Hall on Monday and Tuesday, July 29 and 30. Hobby Dclaney arrived by the Ulimaroa yesterday accompanied by -Sir. E. Hudson, a golf professional, who is acting in a managerial capacity to the young Australian. Dclaney lias come over to New Zealand to fulfil a promise to the Wellington Association lb' made arrangements to come to the Dominion prior to his fight in Sydney with .Sammy Shack. He bad offers of 'matches with Johnnie Leckie at Brisbane on July 20. and with Pete Sarron. However, he has adhered to his promise, and while in New Zealand lie will engage in all the fights offering. In Sydney Dclaney is known as ''the stand-by," owing to the fact that, he is always available and can substitute even at only two or three days' notice. It is recalled he fought Shack at three days' notice and outpointed him, even although it was his first 15 Ihrec-minute rounds fight. Shack bad the American record of never having been floored, but this young Australian put, him down twice. Although he is but nineteen years of age and has fought for approximately only ■eighteen months. Dclaney has the remarkable record of 31 fights with but two defeats and one draw. Of his 28 wins 22 have been won by knock-outs. Norman Radford fell in three rounds before this promising young boxer, and Radford was (he first conqueror of Lcckie. Delaney's weight is usually 9st 21b, and he says he has fought most of his bouts at. (lie lightweight poundage. Nevertheless be can make tho feather-weight limit. Delanoy and Mr. Hudson leit for Palmovston North last evening, where training operations will be carried on in preSvration for tho Australians contest with ort Browu on July IS.