BOXING CHAMPIONS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21577, 23 August 1933, Page 12

BOXING CHAMPIONS

AUCKLAND TITLE BOUTS -SECOND EVENING'S RESULTS ;; pLucky showing by youth FINALS DECIDED TO-NIGHT Tho Auckland amateur provincial boxing championships wero continued nt tho Tpwn Hall. last evening in the presence of a.fairly large number of spectators. ■< The standard was again high, and tho .'crowd was well pleased with tho lengthy programme. Boxers in the light-heavy-weight and heavyweight classes were seen in action for tho first time. Tho first bout of tho evening placed tho spectators on good terms with themselves. Brentnall and Shiels were the contestants, and they hit each other hard throughout. Brentnall • appeared likely to wilt by a krtock-out lato in tho second round, but toward '"'-ijic end of- the final round Shiels made a great recovery, and was fighting the better of the pair at the gong. Another excellent contest ' was seen when W. Purdio met J. Bakalich in tho welter-weight division. Purdio conceded a good deal in weight, but he .• countered this with clever defence and by never letting up in his attack. Tho bout was characterised throughout by hard' punching, Purdio being the . better with both hands. Bruno and Kelly, who havo met on numerous occasions,i gave another sparkling exhibition. From tho first gong they stood and • gave punch for punch. The margin in Bruno's favour was a very slight ono, • and tho decision met with a mixed reception. A shade of points' to Bruno in the first round was offset by Kelly's aggressiveness in tho second, but Bruno landed a trifle cleanir in tho third round. E y Estall, a 16-year-old lad, deserves special mention for tho plucky showing lie made against B. Purdio, the New Zealand Olympic representative. Estall took a great deal of punishment. .in the first two rounds, t but, showing unlimited pluck, lie mixed it freely \and landed some good punches on his •elusive and experienced opponent. Ho j wilted under tho persistent attack in Jthe final round, when the referee in«,tervehed.' Estall was accorded a well--1 merited ovation. The officials were* the same as on the previous evening. Tho programme will bo concluded this evening, when the ;v finals in all classes and some semi-finals " will be decided. Judging by what has "been seen in the preliminaries and semi-finals already decided, the boxing to-night should prove equal to anything hitherto witnessed in Auckland. The first bout will bo commenced at p.m. sharp. Following are tho results of last night's contests: — FLY-WEIGHT, Bst. and under - R. Knock, 7st. 131b., beat H. K. Mackie, 7st. 1231b., tho bout being stopped early in the first round. F. Bruno," 7st 9jlb., beat P. Kelly, 7st. 131b., on points. This was a great bou£, 'with both contestants standing toe to too and trading punches. : TEATHER-WEIGHT, 9st. and under C. 'Manson, Bst. 131b., beat J. Brown, Bst. llslb., on points. Manson mvattacked throughout and displayed 3£ttuperior ringcraft. ... I. Hogg, Bst. 1311b., beat J. Mc*~Lachlan, Bst. BJlb., on points. The winner was much the cleverer, and only McLachlan's grit enabled him to i survive the punishment meted out to him. LIGHT-WEIGHT, 9st. 91b. and under W. Hogg, 9st. 7ilb., beat C. Worrall, 9st. 6Jlb., on points. Hogg was much the cleaner hitter throughout. «R. Purdie, 9st. 61b., beat E. Estall, Dst. 81b., by a technical knock-out in the third round. S. Allan, 9st. 6£lb., beat M. G. Elliott, 9st. 7ilb., on points, tho winner scoring consistently throughout with a left hook and right cross. WELTER-WEIGHT, limit lOst. 71b. J. Brentnall, lOst. 4jlb., beat W' Shiels, lOst. 41b., on points. This was a splendid bout, with the loser fighting gamely against an opponent who punched cleaner and more effectively. R. Martin, lOst. 61b., beat H. Ross, lOst. 51b., on points, the winner leading successfully with a straight left which shook Ross repeatedly. F. Parsons, lOst. sJlb., ■ beat M. Hueker, lOst. 6jib., on points. The winner was aggressive throughout and had his opponent down f6r eight in the first round. ' W. Purdio, 9st. 1121b., beat J. Bakalich, lOst.. 61b., on points after a spirited contest. MIDDLE-WEIGHT, list. 61b. and under H. E. Neale, list. 61b., beat E. Allen, lOst. 11 Jib., by a technical knock-out in the final round. / LIGHT-HEAVY-WEIGHT, 12st. 71b. and under

L. Painter, 12st. 3£lb., beat J. Wilson, 12st. 21b., the referee stopping the bout after Wilson had been knocked down throo times in tho opening round. HEAVY-WEIGHT, over 12st. 71b. C. 'Farmer, list. 101b., beat D. Nathan, lJJst. 111b., by u knock-out in the first round. • D. Lindesay, 14st., beat M. Wharerau, 14st., on points. Tho bout was characterised by too much clinching. AVharcrau was down for nine in tho f'fst round following a hard right cross. WELLINGTON JUNIOR TITLES LIST OF THE NEW HOLDERS [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Tuesday Tho finals of the Wellington junior boxing championships were held tonight. The iollowing are tho titleholders for 1933:—Light-weight, it. llale; bantam-weight, li. Sherlock; flvweiglit, W. Jones; feather-weight, J. Hanson; paper-weight, L. Kellv; welter-weight. A. Pe-rrott; middleweight, D. Bos well. OTAGO CONTESTS CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS [by TETjEGUArn—PRESS ASSOCIATION] DUNEDIN, Tuesday Tho Otago amateur boxing championships were concluded this evening, tho finals .being won as follows:—Fly-weight, W. Colo beat W. Drew; feather-weight, »Y. Laing beat A. Webber; bantamweight, J. Richmond beat H. Cannon; light-freight, R. Lorkie boat W. Francis; welter-weight, W. Murphy boat F. Hood; middle-weight, W. O'Cortnell beat H. Drew; heavyweight, M. Slater beat B. Isaacs. All the bouts were won on points.