Although he was knocked down three times in the first round ol a bout with 'the Belgian fighter Raoul Degryse, Peter Kane, world fly-weight champion, went on to gain a sensational 10 rounds points decision. Kane fought in ,a daze until the fifth round, but .from then to the finish his superior punching was the deciding factor.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19884, 10 March 1939, Page 11
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