BOXING
TWO PROFESSIONAL EIOUTS Another attractive programme _-has been arranged by the Auckland Boxing Association for next Monday week, when two professional contests of ten rounds each' will be staged. Johnny McKay, of Gisborne, has been matched with Jack 'Jarvis. ol Eltham, and hiß brother Billy McKay will meet Billy Aitken, of Wellington. Johnny McKay has figured in some excellent contest's in Auckland, proving himself a hard fighter from gong to gong, while hiu opponent;. Jarvis. has an excellent record, and last week drew with Stoker Mickey Holland, who defeated McKay in Auckland some time ago, Thi3 light-weight contest should prove an excellent draw. The other bout v between the bantamweights, Billy McKay, former New Zealand amateur fly-weight champion, and Aitken, who has a creditable record, will make an outstanding programme. A number of amateur contests are being arranged in support of the professional contests. ...
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22142, 22 June 1935, Page 11
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