PROFESSIONAL BOXERS
DEFEAT OF C. PURDY [by TEI/EGRATO —TOESS association] WELLINGTON, Tuesday Two thousand spectators to-night saw " Twist " Jaggers defeat Charlie Purdy on points in a 10-roimd professional boxing contest. Jaggers owed his victory to doing most of the leading. He was the stronger of the pair and frequently rushed his opponent to tho ropes. Purdy was only a shadow of tho brilliant boxer who was light-weight champion of the Dominion some six years ago. Tho contest was not exciting.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21577, 23 August 1933, Page 10
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