SYDNEY BOXER'S WIN.
RICHARDS DEFEATS STONE.
REFEREE STOPS CONTEST.
VISIT OPENS AUSPICIOUSLY.
[by telegraph.—own correspondent.] WELLINGTON, Thursday.
The Sydney welter-weight professional boxer, Billy Richards (lOst. mado an auspicious first .appearance in Now Zealand tins evening by defeating Phil Stone (list.), of Wellington, ex-Now Zealafld amateur welter champion, in the seventh round.
Although the local man had tho advantage in weight the Australian's massive shoulders and head denoted rcscrvo forco and ho made a most elusive target. Stono did quite well up to tho sixth round, but mado the mistake of becoming over-confident and carrying tho fight to his opponent. Richards is a , two-handed fighter, and in the seventh round, ho put his man down for the count of eight with a beautiful right. Upon rising, groggily, Stono was sent to tho canvas again with left hook, and when he was knocked down a third timo as tho result of a heavy right swing to the head, the referee, Mr. Earl Stewart, stopped the bout and declared Richards the winner.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20595, 20 June 1930, Page 14
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