BOXING.
RICHARDS AND TROWERN. It is anticipated that the bout ut tho Town Hull this evening between Billy Richards and Reg Troworn will provide Home of the hardest hitting and fastest boxing seeu in Auckland fpr a long time. Both the principals are possessed, of real hitting powers and tho contest ia liable to terminate at any si arte by the knockout route. Trowerxt has not been seen in the Auckland ring for some time and his reappearance will be welcomed by all followers of tho sport. Strenuous training has put both men in tho finest condition, and so there should be very few klow moments when the pair get. together., Broadfoot has been acting in tho capacity of sparring partner to Richards. who. in bis workouts hns shown great possibilities with a right hand punch, which Trowern will have to watch closely. , First-clnss amateur preliminaries have been arramrorl rs follows Heavy-weight, Fainter v .Gifford; light-weight, Gordon v. Brentnall; feather-weight, _ R. Purdie v. Johns; feather-weight, Bailey v. Spragg; bantam-weight, Hogg ▼. Hill.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20603, 30 June 1930, Page 13
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171BOXING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20603, 30 June 1930, Page 13
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