AUSTRALIAN BOXING

NZ Truth, Issue 534, 11 September 1915, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN BOXING

LES DARCY RETAINS MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Murray Too Hard to bo Knocked

(By Special Cable.)

A great crowd rolled up to the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night last, when Les Darcy was called upon to defend his title as middleweight champion of the world against the American Fighting Billy Murray, whose recent form m Brisbane stamped him as being tho best available against the young West Maitland blacksmith. The welghta announced were: Darcy 11.5, and Murray I_L6. By continual clinching and hugging during tho twenty rounds, Murray stayed tho whole journey, but, despite these tactics, Darcy outpolntod and outfought tho American ln every round, ultimately getting the decision. Little, If any, damago was done; all Darcy showed at the conclusion being a slightly damaged noae. In the latter stages of the contest the champion had Murray very groggy, but owing to tho American's extraordinary hardness, the youngster could not send ovor a knock|OUt, -