BOXING TITLES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21910, 20 September 1934, Page 13

BOXING TITLES

DOMINION TOURNAMENT PRELIMINARY ROUNDS [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] HASTINGS, Wednesday The New Zealand boxing championships were opened at Hastings to-night. The bouts were confined to the preliminaries in the various weights, and, the standard displayed was not high. Results were:—

Fly-weight.—McKay (Napier), 7st. 13Jib., beat D. McPherson (Manawatu), Bst; B. Boyle (Hawke's Bay), 7st. lflb., beat W. Drew (Otago), 7st. 111b., on points.

Bantam-weight.—P. Kelly (Auckland), Bst. 3ilb., won from W. Evans (Motueka), by default; T. Robinson (Marlborough), Bst. 41b., beat'H. C. Fleming (Nelson), on points. Feather-weight.—C. Gordon (Taranaki), Bst. 12ilb. beat W. Aitken (Wellington), on points; W. Hawes (Greymouth), Bst. 9Jlb., beat C. R. Spencer (Southland), Bst. 131b., on points; A. (J. Stock (Hawke's Bay), Bst. 12$lb , beat W. Evans (Motueka), Bst. llilb.; on a knock-out; N. H. Fisher (Christchurch), Bst. 1331b., beat W. Borcovsky (Marlborough), Bst. 13f1b., on points.

Lightweight.—C. Elsmore (Nelson), 9st. 741b., beat O. Gibbons (Manawatu), 9st. 31b., on a technical knockout; J. Jar vis (Taranaki), 9st. lslb., beat M. Callaghan (Gisborne), 9st. 71b.; on a knock-out; P. Ramsay (Otago), 9st. 41b., beat W. Hawkins (Greymouth), 9st. 71b., on points; J. D. Nelligan (Christchurch), 9st. ljlb., defeated L. Murray (Wellington), 9st. 4|lb., on points. Welterweight.—M. Candy (Marton), lOst. olb., beat J. Taylor (Hawke's Bay), lOst. 61b., on a knock-out in the second round; W. Jack (Southland), lOst. 31b., beat F. Hopkins (Manawatu), lOst., on points; W. G. Parris (Wellington), lOst. 31b., beat E. Fail -(Christchurch), 9st. 9 jib. Middle-weight.—S. Matchett (Gisborne), list, lib., beat J. Thornton (Taihape), list., by a knock-out in the second round; M. O'Connell (Oamaru), lOst. 121b., beat T. Lister (Ashburton), list. 21b., on points; W. Howson (Greymouth), list. 21b., beat R. Reid (Wellington), list. 9jlb., on points; J. Davis (Wairarapa), list. 21b., beat H. Percy (Hawke's Bay), list., on points.

Light - heavyweight. —M. Sloane (Motueka), 12st., beat JEL E. Neale (Auckland), 12st. 41b., on points; A. J. Bourne (Christchurch), 12st. 21b., beat P. Cowan (Hawke's Bay), by default; G. Muir (Southland), list. 131b., beat K. Dawson (Wanganui), 12st. lib., on a technical knock-out.

Heavy-weight. —H. J. Hepburn (Auckland), 12st. 131b., beat J. Adams (Manawatu), 13st., on points.