BOXING CONTESTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20619, 18 July 1930, Page 14

BOXING CONTESTS.

amateur tournament. SOUTH AUCKLAND TITLES. HIGH STANDARD REACHED. fn\' TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON, Thursday. The South Auckland amateur championship tournament conducted by tho Hamilton Boxing Association was held in Hamilton this evening, before a fair attendance. The general standard of the boxing was good, several of the bouts being firstclass. A contest o) outstanding merit was that between 1! Purdie, of Auckland, (lie Now Zealand bantam-weight champion, and B Mutton, of Frankton. 'l'. Brown and T. Chandler provided another exciting bout in the heavy-weight class. The Brnnton Cup, for the most scientific display. was awarded to Purdie. Ihe referee was Mr It. Neale, of Auckland The new champions arc—Fly-weight, E. Adams (Te Awamutu); bantam-weight. B. Bowler (Hamilton) ; fea*her-weight, R Purdie (Auckland); light-weight, A. Craig (To Awamutu): welter-weight, C. Craig (To Awamutu) j light-heavy-weight, T Chandler (Okoroire); heavy-weight, 1. Chandler. Following are tho results:— Fly-weight Class.—E. Adams, 7st. filk, To Awamutu, beat F. Bruno, 7st. 31b.. Auckland. Roth lads gave a good exhibition- Bruno scored freely in the first two rounds, but was outclassed in tho last. Rantam-weights.—B. Bowler, S^t., Hamilton, beat J. Layne, Auckland, Bst. 21b It was Bowler's fight throughout. Feather-weights.—R. Purdie, Bst. 131b., Auckland, heajt B. Mutton, Sst. 131b., Frankton. In view of the even nature of the fight the referee on( red an extra round. Purdie's cleverness saved him. Light-weights. —A. Craig, 9st. 101b., To Awamutu, beat W. Preston, Auckland. The last round was easily Craig's. In the final Craig boat, N r . Clark, 9st. 101b., Auckland. Craig proved the more aggressive and scored heavily in tho last round. Welter-weights.—C. Craig, lOst. 71b., To Awamutu, beat 11. Dyson, lOst. 41b., Auckland. The referee stopped the bout in the first round. L. O'Neill, lOst 51b., Auckland, beat C. Campbell, lOst. BAl}>., Okoroire. Final: Craig beat O'Neill. Craig gained the verdict bv a technical knock-out in tho second round. Middle-weights.—ll. Parkinson, list 41b.. Te Awamutu. beat U. P>. Thompson. lOst. 91b., Auckland. Thompson had Parkinson down at the end of tho first round, but Parkinson recovered well in the second and third. 11. Broadhead, lOst. 1011).. Auckland, beat. E. W. Hunt, list. 31b., Hamilton. Broadhead was awarded the decision at the end of the second round. Tn the final Broadhead defaulted to Parkinson. Light-heavy-weights. —T. Chandler, list 1 . 131b.. Okoroire, beat J. Parks, list. 111b., Frankton. Parkes sprained his thumb in the second round and could not continue Final: Chandler beat If. Parkinson, list. 4!b., Te Awamutu. There was little between the pair for tho first two rounds, but in the lively exchanges in the last Parkinson made a good recovery and gained tho decision. Heavy-weights.—T. Chandler, list 131b., beat f. Brown, 12st. 61b., Paeroa. Chandler pu* up a great fight against a heavier opponent anil won his tnirci li£tit during tho evening amid great applause.

PROFESSIONALS AT STRATFORD. DONOVAN DEFEATS SHACK. [r.Y TELEGRAPH. —I'KESS ASSOCIATION.] NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday. In a professional boxing contest Tommy Donovan. 9st. (Waitara). defeated Sammy Shack, 9st. lib.- (United States) on points in a most unexciting 15 rounds a» Stratford to-night.