PROFESSIONAL BOXING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20597, 23 June 1930, Page 9

PROFESSIONAL BOXING.

EASY WIN FOR STRIBLING

SCHMELING MAY MEET SHARKEY. (Received Juno 22, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK. June 21 Max Sclnneling, the heavy-weight boxing champion, announces that ho is willing to meet Sharkey again after visiting Germany, where he will be until August. On his return to the United States he will begin training. In a match at Chicago yesterday Stribling, 13st. knocked out von Porat, 14st. 71b., in the first round of a bout of 10 scheduled rounds. The winner, is spite of recent complaints of a bruised hand, handled von Porat easily. Thcro were 21,000 spectators, who favoured tho winner, but he was not expected to have such a quick victory. Von Porat clinched and missed his blows, while Stribling bore in with repeated lefts to the face, head and body, and an occasional right cross to the face The victory was easily the most sensational of Stribling's career. He shower] great cleverness and tied up von Porat with his body blows and repeated blows on the jaw, until his opponent dropped flat on his back and lay without a. move whilo he was counted out, 20 seconds before the end of the first round.

MATCH FOR HEENEY. POSTPONEMENT OF DATE. (Recoivcd June 22, G. 5 p.m.) NEW YORK, June 21. Tho boxing match between Tom Heency (New Zealand) and Bertazzolo at Boston has been postponed until July 7, in order to afford Bertazzolo moro time to train.