BOXING IN JAPAN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26226, 9 August 1946, Page 5

BOXING IN JAPAN

NEW ZEALANDERS’ SUCCESS VICTORY OVER AUSTRALIANS (Official News Service! (Rec. 11.30 p.m.) KURE, Aug. 6. Two New Zealanders walked off with one knock-out, one technical knock-out, and two points victories at the 34th Australian Brigade’s boxing quarter-finals last night. Five Kiwis were attracted to Hiroshima by the prospect of a good night’s fighting—and two days’ leave. Edwards, of Sydney, scored the Australians only victory when he gained a points decision wer Christiansen, of Ngaruawahia. Edwards gave an almost perfect,display in what was easily the best encounter of the night. At one stage he got in a beautiful left to the jaw which staggered Christiansen, but he failed to follow up. Christiansen fought back well, and at the end of the fight was giving his best display. Dodd, of Te Awamutu, gave Chalmers a stone and a-half in weight, and still whipped him. Faster footwork and lightning stabs gave the New Zealander his victory. At one stage he got in four hard lefts to the face against two light punches on the gloves. The less experienced Chalmers was uncomfortable at in-fighting and tried to clinch, but if more of his sweeps to the head had landed Dodd would have been in difficulties. “ Boots ” Allister, the 66th Battalion bootmaker, was well below his usual standard, and Almoa, of Grey Lynn, Auckland, had things his own way to get an easy decision. Allister went down for eight in the third round, and the Kiwi’s light treatment of a groggy man appealed to the audience. The semi-finals on Saturday will be fought at Fukyama, when there will also be an exhibition of wrestling.