BOXING CHAMPIONS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21578, 24 August 1933, Page 12

BOXING CHAMPIONS

AUCKLAND TITLES WON ; END OF FINE TOURNAMENT ? R. PURDIE MOST SCIENTIFIC 1 «' ... .• J.# WINNERS TO GO TO BLENHEIM , The Auckland „ provincial boxing championships were concluded at the'' Town Hall last evening; in the presence of a very large gathering of spectators. The tournament has proved the most*, successful held hv the Auckland Boxing Association for many years, tlio reasons for this being: Very efficient organisation' and control; judging 0 f » higher standard than hitherto; in. telligenfc refereeing; and the induceinent held out to the competitors tb represent their province at the Do- I minion championships at Blenheim next month and possibly of gaining a place in the New Zealand team which is to go to Brisbane to meet the pick of Australia early in October. Following are the champions for 1933: ' Fly-weight.—R. Knock. Bantam-weight.—R. Williams. Feather-weight. —I. Hogg. Light-weight.. —R. Purdie. .. Welter-weight.—W. Purdie. Middle-weight.—H. K. Neale. Light-heavy-weight.—L. Painter. Heavy-weight.—D. Lindesay.

These boxers will go to the New Zealand championships, Mr. W. Harper having been appointed manager of tho tepm and Mx. H. Hogg trainer. The Harry Johns Memoral Belt for the winner of the light-weight class went to R. Purdie, who was also awarded the -Craig * Cup for the most scientific boxer at the tournament. Tho W. J. Rainger Memorial Cup for tho welter-weight division was won by TV. Purdie. E. I)onovan was the most successful trainer, with three winners, tho Purdie brothers and Williams. He wins the Kohn Shield for the sixth year in succession. ,

Following are the results:—

FLY-WEIGHT, Bst. and under

Final. —R. Knock, 7st. 13i1b., beat F. Bruno, 7st. 101b., on points. Knock relied almost entirely upon a hard left, which he swung fairly successfully, whereas Bruno, who was at a disadvantage in height and reach, used both hands. Bruno made the mistake of keeping away from his opponent instead of getting inside tho range of the lefs* swing.

BANTAM-WEIGHT, Bst. 6lb. and under

Semi-final.—H. McLachlan, Bst. sJib., beat F. Viseovitch, Bst. 51b., North Auckland flyweight and bantam-weight champion, on points. The loser was at a decided disadvantage in regard' to height and reach. McLachlan scored well throughout With a stinging left, varied from a hook to an upperciit. In the second round Viseovitch was hit low and'he sank to the floor writhing and holding his abdomen. He rose at nine, however, and continued the bout. l MeLachlan's margin was a substantial oi«?.

Final.— Williams won by default from McLachlan, who,' acting upon medical advice,, did not take the ring.; 1 FEATHES-WEIGHT, 9st. and under

Final.—l. Hogg, Bst. 121b., beat C. Manson, Bst. 121b., on points. Hogg was aggressive from the start and he scoicd freely with clean two-handed punches to the head through each of the ( three rounds. He varied occasionally with an uppercut and was altogether too scientific for Manson, who held on a lot, especially in the final round. LIGHT-WEIGHT, Ost. 91b. and' Under Semi-final. W. Hogg, 9st,. 7ilb., beat S. Allan, 9st. 4Jib., by. a technical knock-out in the second round.Hogg was well ahead on points when he caught liis opponent on the run 6 with a right hook and sent him to 13w floor. Allan rose very groggily at nine, v but the referpe intervened. Final.—R. Purdie, 9st. 61b., beat Hogg on points. Purdie started by attacking his opponent's body, and he had the better of the opening exchanges, but Hogg drove him off with a powerful right cross which blackened Purdie's eye. Purdie scored continuously in the second round with liia left, which Hogg appeared prepared to take in order to look for an opening for his right, which connected a* few times to the side of the head. A left hook sent Hogg down for nine early in the third round and he took a similar count almost immediately, following, a right cross. In spite of the fact that he was on the mat twice more, Hogg rose to his # feet each time and was fighting gamely at the finish. l£ was a great contest, and Hogg was cheered just as loudly as the winner. WELTER-WEIGHT, lost. 71b. and Under

Semi-final.—l?. Martin, lOst. 531b., beat J. Brentnall, lOst. 2ij[lb., on points. It was a stirring contest, in which the pair exchanged hard blows freely. Martin displayed superior footwork and scored well with his left and with body punches. Brentnall opened up a ■ ctifc pver his opponent's right cyo in the second round and several times stopped hnn with a hard right cross. ** Semi-final.—W. Purdie, Ust. 12J1h., beat F. Parsons, lOst. on points.. Purdie scored continually with his left, and, when side-stepping, made his opponent miss very badly, and then lio repeatedly drove his right hard to the head or body. The winner's defence was exceptionally clever. Furdie's margin was a wide one.

A. Williams, who had won through, to last evening in this class. Was unable to compete on account of an eyo injury.

I'ma!. —Pnrdie beat Martin on points. They opened cautiously and then Pi"? die scored points with a straight leftPurdie's footwork made his opponent miss much more than Martin's former opponents had done. Purdie held a slight margin at the gong, but he ipcreased it considerably in tho second round with clean two-handed punches to the head, It was a willing last round. Martin appeared to realise his only hope lay 'in a knock-out, and hp set out to force the pace. Purdio was too clever,' however, and he added further to hi* lead. It was a popular victory. E. Donovan- trains both finalists, so lie decided not to go into cither corner, H. Donovan seconding Martin, while L.'McDonald was in charge of Purdie. MIDDLE-WEIGHT, list. 6lb. and

Final.—H. E. Neale, list. beat J. Thornton, lOst. '€lb., Hamilton, on points. It was not a very interesting contest, there being too much clinching and holding. Neale was aggressive against his taller opponent and did nio*t .■ of tho effective hitting. LIGHT-HEAVY, 12st. 7lb. and Under Final.—L. Painter., 12st. Jib., beat C. Farmer, list. 91b., To Aroha, on points. This was the greatest fight the evening. Both were very hard hitters, but there was a good deal _9' crowding and clinching in the opening round. Just before tho gong, Fanner found an opening for a hard right crt* 3 witiich sent Painter to the boards, tho gong saving him. Painter came out fresh and great rallies had the crown continually on its toes. It was an even round, but Farmer was tired at tn* end. He staged a recovery, however, and~ withstood a heavy bombardmeP throughout the final round. HEAVY-WEIGHT Over 12st. 71b., . Final.—D. Lindesay won by from Farmer, who had injured his W"} in the final of the preceding divisf oß '