BRIGHT BOXING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22779, 13 July 1937, Page 12

BRIGHT BOXING

DEFEAT OP GILDO

JACK JARVIS SUCCESSFUL DECISION GljJ/EN ON POINTS TJio Filipino boxer, Young Gildo, of Honolulu, !)sl. Gib., suffered his first defeat in New Zealand at the hands of Jack Jam's, New Zealand light-weight champion, of Flfham, 9st. 81b., in a bright professional light-weight contest of 12 tliree-niinuto rounds at the Town Hall last night, the New Zealander winning on points. The winner, profiting from the experience of his former contests with Gildo, fought cleverly from start to finish. Using great wariness, he smothered up continually in the opening rounds, which were by no means lively, but later adopted the tactics of standing off his opponent and using bis longer reach to great advantage.

Gildo, who excelled at in-fighting, scored points in the opening rounds, in which a bleeding nose gave Jar vis considerable trouble. The New Zealander Mas undaunted, however, and in the sixth round began to stand away from his opponent with more confidence and send in long punches. He made a serious mistnko, however, at tho end of tho sixth round when, after he had broken through Gildo's guard and landed several telling punches to tho Filipino's head, he failed to follow up his advantage. Gildo reeled into a corner and held himself up on the ropes, where Jarvis ripped punches at him, but would not take his time and step back a little to land a really solid blow. Air. R. Meale was refc.rce and Messrs. G. Bush and A. B. Joplin acted as judges. Air. Joplin officiated as referee in the preliminary bouts.

During the evening it was announced that a special trophy had been awarded by the Auckland gymnasium to J. Canavan, of Dargaville, for his plucky showing against H. Sheridan, who defeated him in a spectacular fly-weight contest. The bout was stopped by the referee in the final round, in which Canavan was standing up in very game style to continual heavy punishment. Apology from Hughes Prior to the main contest W. Pluto, of Australia, whose injury has now completely healed, entered the ring to issue a challenge to any welter-weight in the Dominion. Archie Hughes, who was to have met Gildo, entered the ring with his arm in a sling to apologise for being unable to fulfil his engagement. Long-range fighting, with both men feeling their way and taking no chances, marked a quiet opening round. Both opened out a little in the next round, in which Gildo drew blood from Jarvis' nose with a raking left. Jarvis snapped hack Gildo's head three times with straight lefts in the third round, but the New Zealander's nose, upon which Gildo appeared to lie concentrating, was giving him considerable trouble. Jarvis repeatedly jabbed a straight left in Gildo's face in the fourth and fifth rounds, but the blow lacked sting and' the Filipino was not unduly troubled. The sixth round opened at a much brighter pace and excitement reigned when Jarvis launched a sudden attack, broke through Gildo's guard and sent blow after blow to the Filipino's head. Gildo was in trouble in a corner when the gong went. Jarvis Covers Up

The seventh round was fought at close quarters, both men landing a number of telling punches. Gildo launched a furious attack in the next round, Jarvis covering up frequently to avoid punishment to the head and nose. With his longer reach Jarvis fought better when he stood off his opponent, and in this manner he more than once shook Gildo with long punches in the ninth and tenth. With the bleeding from his nose completely stopped, Jarvis fought- confidently in the eleventh round, his long lefts and rights frequently finding their mark. Gildo was very solid in the clinches, however, in which it was invariably the New Zealander who took punishment. The final round was the best of the contest. The crowd cheered wildly when Jarvis sent Gildo halfway across the ring to the ropes w-itb a straight left. Amateur Preliminaries Feather-weight. L. Pennington, 9st., beat E. Black, Sst. 131b.. on points. Black was the aggressor in the early stages, 'but- the second round was more evenly contested. Hard and much wild hitting marked the third round. Pennington, staying the distance better, had the upper hand in the final round. Welter-weight.—Y. Dawson, lOst. 71b., beat P. Ussher, lOst. 91b., on points. The winner scored points from the first gong, Ussher repeatedly covering up to escape punishment. Dawson connected with many direct hits in the last three rounds, Ussher lacking the ring experience of his opponent. Fly-weight.—H. Sheridan, Sst. 21b., beat <T. Canavan (Dargaville), Sst. 61b., on a technical knock-out in the last round, the referee stopping the contest. The opening round was lively and even. Sheridan sent two solid lefts to the solar plexus to slow up Canavan in the second round. Canavan was down, but rose before a count in the third round, and he was being severely punished in the last round when the bout was stopped. Catch-weight.—B. Plielan (Dargaville), 9st., drew with A. Marshall, Ost. 51b. As an exhibition this bout was disappointing, being marred throughout by Phelan's tendency to hold with his elbows. There was little clean hitting. Welter-weight.—Y. Caltaux, lOst. 71b., beat F. Woods, ]Ost. 61b., on points. The first round was very even and in the second Caltaux hit powerfully, but missed frequently. There was little between the contestants in the third round, but in the last Caltaux held an advantage and worried his opponent continually. The decision mot with a mixed reception.