BOXING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22465, 8 July 1936, Page 19

BOXING

DEFEAT OF "KID" FISHER fBY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] FEILDING, Tuesday Jack McMahon, of Palmerston North (lOst 13M.1b), secured a points decision over "Kid" Fisher, of England (list 3'/Jb), in a professional boxing contest of l'J rounds hero last night McM ihon's aggression and stamina triumphed over Fisher s clever in-fighting. The bout was fought at a torrid pace, fans rushing the ling after an exciting finish to congratulate the popular winner. MATCH IN SYDNEY BLATCH DEFEATS DAY SYDNEY, July 7 in a boxing bout at the Sydney Stadium last evening lor the junior welter-weight championship of .New South Wales the litleholder, All Hlatcli (!(st 10lb). defeated James Day MOst 'Jib) on points. It was tho best contest at (he stadium for months Day proved a very tough proposition. He was down for the count of line in the first, ninth and 12th rounds and never looked like getting tip but on each occasion he rose and carried on with zest and gnmcness that thrilled Hi'- spectators. HONOLULU CONTEST FILIPINO BEATS OSBORNE HONOLULU, July ii tin Saturday evening, before a crowd of KiOO at tho island of Maui, Doguzman obtained tho decision over tho Australian boxer Osborne. This was their second encounter. Osborne was aggressive, and kept boring in, but tho Filipino was too fast, and outboxed the Australian, piling up points Osborne has yet to win a bout here.