BOXING TOURNAMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20303, 10 July 1929, Page 16

BOXING TOURNAMENT.

SPORT AT TE AWAMUTU. SOME INTERESTING BOUTS. [t!V TELEGUAI'II.- OWN COEItESI'ONDENT. ] TE AWAMUTU, Tuesday. The ,'i'e Auaniutu Young Mc-n's Instiluto held another very successful boxing tourniinent last evening. when then- was a. \cry largo audience. Toil bouts were staged chief of which was a challenge for the Muir Cup, in which Clarrie Craig (To Aw.uuutl), 9st 131 b, defended the title against C. MrKnight (Auckland), JOst, in six rounds. This was a really good contest. Another very bright display was that between 11. Bennelt (V.M.1.). tOst ylb, ami Huddon (Tautnarunm), Hj.it h. Bennett won. A heavy-weight contest between <• Kreur (Cambridge), I3st Blb, and S. Litt (Taupiri), l.'ist lib. four rounds, sav L-'re.ir boxing best. Krear won. Allan Crai,* (Y.M.1.), Oat 711). beat B Mutton (Prankton ), fist -141 b. in six rounds, after a bright display. Other bonis were:—W. Kyan (V.M.1.). 531 Oil), beat O. Bradley (Krnnkton). list Tib. in three rounds-. J. Fleming (Y.M.1.) list 2lb, bent Peter Bradley (Krnnkton), 6st in three rounds; Eddie Adams (Y.M.I. I beat Alex Dick 'Y.M.I.) in four rounds; J. Roper (TftUiiKintnui), Ost 71b, beat Jock Wilson (Krnnkton), Ost -lib. in fix rounds; li. Fox (Franklou), Ost Clb, beat King (Taupiri). Ost -lib; .T. llonan (Y.M.1.). JO?! Hlb. beat Bennett (Cambridge). !)st 101b. in four rounds