PROFESSIONAL BOXING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20380, 11 April 1928, Page 10

PROFESSIONAL BOXING.

GILLESPIE v. GRIFFITHS. A fast and clever exhibition of boxing is assured when Norman Gillespie, featherweight boxing champion of Australia, moots Tommy Griffiths at His Majesty's Theatre next Saturday night for a purse of £l5O. Griffiths is in’ splendid fettle just now, and ho is so fast and clcvor that the Australian will have to show his very best form to secure the decision unless ho wins by a knock-out. He disposed of the Australian title-holder, Tommy Barber, in this fashion in his last contest before leaving Australia, and he has such a solid punch and is so determined a fighter that Griffiths will find himself up against one of the toughest propositions in his career. Gillespie meets Leckie a fortnight later, so that Saturday’s contest should give some indication as to his prospects when opposed to Now Zealand’s hard-hitting champion. Two good preliminaries have been ar rangech Buckiey meeting that improving feather-weight, N. Tyler, and Rowe being matched with W. Jobber. The boplan for reserves will bo opened to-morrow morning.