BOXING
AMATEUR PROGRAMME BOUTS TO-MORROW EVENING The Auckland Boxing Association will stage the first of its series of all-amateur programmes at the Leys histiliite. Ponsonby. tomorrow evening.
The following bouts have been arranged:— Fly-weight, McCarthy v Mcintosh; lightheavy, S'liarpe v. Sharpies; light-weight. Watson v. McGregor; heavy-weight, Catell v. Allen; welter-weight. I!. Brown v. McHugh: welter-weight, Wallace v. Donnelly; fly-weight. McCainmish v. Morton; light-weight. Maynard v. Simpson; welter-weight, Hogg v. D. McDonald; feather-weight. Murphy v. Sercomhe: welter-weight, K. Woods v. Barfoot; bantamweight, Ward v. Wells; feather-weight, Ashman v. Wakefield; middle-weight, Tate v. Stevens; welter-weight. T. Brown v. H. Caltaux; feather-weight, B Dreaver v. T. Pay no.
TOURNF.Y AT OPOTIKI [nv TKl.KfillAl'll —OWN COP. ItI'.SPONDKNT J OPOTIKI. Sunday The Opotiki Boxing Association held its first tournament of the season last night. On account of heavy rain during the late afternoon the attendance was only moderate. Mr. J. O'Stillivan. juii.. was reterec. the judge* being Messrs. G. B. Murray and J O'Sullivan, sen. Following wrto the results of the various bonis:—l'. Braise (OpUtik i) lost to .7. Da in (Opotiki); Ij. Booth (Opotiki), list .'.lib beat X. Lysachl (Opotiki). list lib; Bullerwortli (Wliakatane). sst l'-'lb. lost to C. Urnncssy (Opotiki). list ;»lb; I'. f,ake (Opotiki), sst - 7lb. beat Ashman (Auckland), sst Tib; \V Medley (O.mtiki), 7? I Sib. drew with Dain. 7sl lib; 1,. Dennett (Opotiki). list (ilb, lost to Payne (Auckland) list !iih; •T ' Robinson lOuotiki). Hist .Mb. beat K. Hurra n (Whakalanr) KM :tlb; Jenkins (Auckland). >st Tib. beat R. Knox tWhakatalie). Ssl 711)
The principal bout, between G. L.vsaght (Opotiki). Hist -Mb. ttie Bay of Plenty champion and B li.vall Auckland champion. Hist 'Jib. resulted in L.vsaght being slightly shaded by the Aucklapder throughout. The verdict went to Lyall on points
RAYNER DEFEATS BORCOVSKY fHY T i;i.KC, It A l'l t PISKSS ASSOCIATION] W K f, 1.1 S(iTOX. Sunday
Clarrie Rayner. of Nelson. New Zealand lightweight professional boxing, champion, heal Val Borcovsk.v. of Mnrchison. by a technical knock-out in the eighth of a scheduled 10 rounds bout. Rayner won all the rounds with the ej.ception of the second. Toward the end the champion's clean hitting quickly weakened Borcovsky. who was on the mat twice before the referee stopped the bout.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23382, 26 June 1939, Page 16
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