BOXING RING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22400, 22 April 1936, Page 20

BOXING RING

CONTEST NEXT WEEK PLUTO TO MEET ERN JACOBS MUDGWAY BREAKS THUMB Tlio Auckland Boxing Association has arranged another match for Cyril Pluto, tho Australian, who defeated Neville Mudgway, of Wailii, at the Town Hall on Monday night. Pluto is to moot lCrn Jacobs, of Wellington, next Tuesday evening. Jacobs has a very fine record, having defeated most of the leading boxers in the Dominion at his own weight. Ho recently returned from a visit to Australia, and met Pay Nicol in a match at Invercargill for the light-heavy-weight championship of New Zealand, the contest going the full-15 rounds. Pluto created a very favourable impression on Monday evening, his clean and sportsmanlike fighting placing him in immediate favour with tho crowd, j Unfortunately the contest was too onesided to allord a true line on Pluto's actual ability. However, ho clearly demonstrated that his Australian record was built up on merit. Mudgway was examined by the Auckland Boxing Association's doctors yesterday morning, when it was revealed that ho had broken the thumb on his right hand. He thinks the injury was sustained in either the sixth or eighth rounds. Up to this stage the New Zea lander was a long way behind on points, but he considers he would have done a great deal better over the later stages had be been able to put power into his right-hand punches. Certainly he was not in the least distressed after tho bout, and it is therefore a debatable point as to whether he could have made up the leeway, or else knocked out his opponent. The amateur programme for next Tuesday night will be well worth seeing. The main contests will be between teams representing Auckland and Hastings, anil they are certain to bo productive of lively boxing. Patrons will be pleased to know that the association has been successful in arranging a further series of matches between a team of Maoris and representatives of Auckland gymnasiums. NEGRO BOXER ARRIVES LIKELY TO MEET NICOL Tho last coloured boxer seen in New Zealand was the Filipino, Jamito, who was here in 1924, and now after a lapse of 12 years another coloured man in Roy do Cans, a negro, has arrived under engagement to the Southland Boxing Association. De Gans has just concluded a successful Australian visit. There he met, among others, Palmer, and Richards. The negro has sparred with John Henry Lewis, the lightheavyweight champion of tho world, and this he considers added considerably to his experience. De Gans' first opponent, it is expected, will be Ilay Nicol. Harold Reeve is likely to be second on the list. DEFEAT OF STRICKLAND NEW ZEALANDER DISAPPOINTS Fifteen thousand people assembled in the King's Hall, Belfast, to witness the fight between Jimmy Warnock, a Belfast boy, and the holder of the world's fly-weight title, Benny Lynch, of Glasgow, writes the Hkrald's London correspondent. Lynch was outboxed. It was undoubtedly the most remarkable contest ever seen in Ireland, writes the correspondent of the Irish Times. Warnock's recovery, after appearing to be outclassed early on, was wonderful. Lynch was the stronger puncher, but his boxing could not compare with Warnock's, wdiose defence was masterly and who could turn defence into attack in more deadly fashion than his opponent.

The last three rounds were fought in an ear-splitting uproar, and, 110 doubt, the encouragement of his own. crowd made Warnock surpass himself. He is now the first claimant for a title fight, and must stand a great chance of bringing the world's crown to Ireland. Maurice Strickland, the New Zealand heavy-weight champion, inet Jack London in a match of eight rounds. Of this match the Irish Times correspondent says:—Maurice Strickland was very disappointing against the hefty Jack London, whose rather wild swings to the body landed far more often than they should have done against a class heavy-weight. The New Zealander did not reveal much punch either, and Eeemod to have no counter to his opponent's wild rushes. London won on points.