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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23996, 20 June 1941, Page 5

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LOUIS EXTENDED BY CONN (Meed. !). 15 p.m.) NEW YORK. June is Joe Louis, the holder, defeated Billy Conn by a knock-out in the Kith round of a contest for the world's heavy weight boxing chain pionship. There were 50,000 spectators Conn was leading on points at the end of the tenth round It was an electrifying battle, in which the champion seemed headed for defeat. Karl.v in the Kttli Louis stopped the challenger with a smashing right hook to the chin. Conn was trying to rise when the timekeeper completer! the count AMATEUR TOURNAMENT The first of the series of amateur tourneys conducted b.v the Auckland Boxing Association at the Leys Institute last night drew a capacity house All the prizes were donated b.v Mr. A. Court Following were the results: —R. Firth, !ist Mb. heat I? Rogers, list Mb; S. Harris sst s ' h, heat E. Spittalhouse, Sst 51b; \Y. Morton. !>st lolb, beat H. Bignell. fist l.'lb; T. Fnderwood, Hist nib. drew with S Murfitt, lust ."i|b; G. Broadhurst. Tst sib, beat C, Smart, Tst Sib; C. Brown, !»st lib. heat J. Sampson. Ost <!lb; A Douglas. sst (lib. drew with 0. Keith. ,">st Itlh; T. Brown, list, heat A. Riley, list; F. Crawford. Hist 51b, beat T. Houghton, lost itlh; F. Zimmerman, Hist, heat T. Henehan. list I»lib.