A BOXING FIASCO
DENNIS MURPHY v. DOSS EDENS. crocii.il TO THE " TIMES." '’WANGANDI, May 24. The match arranged by the Wanganui Boxing Association between Dennis Murphy and Doss Bums was brought ofl this evening at the Opera House, which was packed with spectators, the receipts being nearly .£l2O. „ . Tho match was for .£SO, but the welterweight championship was not involved, as Burns couid. not make the weight. The result was something of a fiasco. In the first round Burns had iall the best of matters, there being many clinches and hardly a good blow struck. In the second round Murphy repeatedly held his opponent and hit him, and after being twice warned was disqualified by the referee and the fight awarded to Burns. Prior to tho match exhibition bouta were given bv E. Ellis and Chandler, JN. Bond and McKnight, Ellis and McCarthy, and Crothy and Bond; while Tuke Morri? gained a narrow decision over J. Hogan. Dr Napier McLean was referee.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7449, 25 May 1911, Page 8
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162A BOXING FIASCO New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7449, 25 May 1911, Page 8
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