BOXING TOURNEY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21868, 2 August 1934, Page 15

BOXING TOURNEY

MONDAY'S FINE PROGRAMME Lovers of sparkling boxing will have the of seeing some first-class entertainment at the Town Hall on Monday evening when the Auckland Boxing Association 'Jill stage a special all-amateur tournament. A total of eight bouta will be contested, seven of four rounds each being ShidT'r lhc.t b '.bHiiy°. Sto'toS™ «'• gymnasia, selections having, t>een made by Auckland were seen m action. Difficulty was experienced in making the final selection, so plentiful was the supply of good amateurs, hotli known and unknown, out eventually promising boys little known to the public W The™ ou^ol'eix rounds between Kelly and Gordon should produce a °[ hoxine Kelly has given abundant proof of his ability in recent contests, particularly at the Inst carnival, " nd n W n \ f^" B ' de t r hp Xew unlucky in losing to Billy .McKay, the New Zealand fly-weight champion. Gordon baft also proved his ability by being defeated by a very narrow margin only by McKay in the final of the Now Zealand. chnmpionship. With these two clever boxers in action, plus seven bouts between boys, specially fleeted for the occasion, local followers of in© sport can expect plenty for their money.