BOXING.
HUGHES AND JOHNS TO-NIGHT A boxing match which every follower of the sport in A n c-U In >i f I lin s been wtiilinp; to Fee, tln> return contest between Harry .loliiih. the Auckland and New Zealand light-weight champion, / and Archie Hughes. featherweight chalnpion of New Honth Wales, will take place at t!ie Town Hull to-nivrhi. A fine content is expected, as both men nre fast nnd c.lever beyond 1 hr* ordinary. Jolnm has 11 liicli reputation in New Zeithtnd 011 account of his record as an amateur und Infer as a/ professional. his speedy find] rtevcr boxing hnv.ing made him n favourite with the Auckland public. Hughes came to 111? Dominion rated as a very food feather, weight. alio hif performances in losing very rlofre decisions fo Bitty and Johns, and tlipn hv beating Donovan and Thomas, show him to be one of the best boxers fo have visited these (ihores The JvertlK-rn Boxing Association has reduced <he admission charges for this bout in order to give everybody a j oliancfe of (teeing it. and few will voluntarily miss What should be a great boxing match.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20989, 28 September 1931, Page 10
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189BOXING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20989, 28 September 1931, Page 10
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