BOXING

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 353, 9 September 1933, Page 7

BOXING

Championships at Blenheim Press Association. —Copyright. Blenheim, Sept. 8. As a result of a long session commencing at 10 am. and continuing till late at night, 38 further bouts in the New Zealand amateur boxing championships were disposed of to-day and the semi-finals were reached in various classes. The attendance was large throughout the day and the theatre was packed for the night session. Results are:— Flyweight. R. Knock (Auckland) 8.0 knocked out A. Martin (Wairarapa) 7.5. W. McKay (Gisborne) 7.12 defeated W. Cole (Otago) 7.10).. H. Allott (Wellington) 7.13 defeated W. Evans (Motueka) 8.0. Featherweight. C. Rayner (Marlborough) 8.13.'. defeated S. Smith (Golden Bay) 8.10 on a t.k.o. I. Hogg (Auckland) 8.13 won by default from C. R. Spencer (Southland). Bantamweight. C. Gordon (Taranaki) 8.3 A defeated J. Richmond (Otago) 8.5. Lightweight. W. Francis (Otago) 9.GA defeated A. Warbrick (Motueka) 9.8. T. Carroll (Wairarapa) 9.7 defeated G. Wylie (Hawke's Bay) 9.7. A. Day (Greymouth) 9.7 defeated R. Scott (Christchurch) 9.7. Middleweight. W. H. Neal (Auckland) 11.4 defeated M. Spring (Wairarapa) 11.4, on a t.k.o. J. Mansfield (Wellington) 11.1 defeated W. Shutt (Ashburton) 11.5. F. Roguski (Taranaki) 11.3-i defeated W. Howson (Greymouth) 11.1, on a t.k.o. Light-heavyweight. J. Ford (Wellington) 11.11 defeated P. Sheenan (Ashburton) 12.2. L. Painter (Auckland) 12.7 defeated W. Pascoe (Southland) 12.3. M. Soane (Motueka-Riwaka) 12.3 defeated A. Dasler (Marlborough) 11.9). Heavyweight. W. Pascoe (Southland) 12.3 defeated A. J. Bourne (Christchurch) 11.12. Welterweight.

M. Candy (Manawatu) 10.4 defeated D. Sterling (Christchurch) 10.3. Flyweight.

V. Gordon (Taranaki) 7.10) defeated B. Boyle (Hawke's Bay) 7.4. Bantamweight.

R. Williams (Auckland) 8.9) defeated A. Deere (Wanganui) 8.4. The referee stopped the match. L. Larsen (Wellington) 8.3 knocked out L. Thomas (Marlborough) 8.3. J. Cadwallader (Wairarapa) defeated L. Robinson (Hawke's Bay) 8.3. Featherweight,

V. Lang (Otago) knocked out A J. Hawes (Ashburton) 8.10).

C. Rayner (Marlborough) 8.13) defeated H. Donkin (Hawke's Bay) 8.12. N. Fisher (Canterbury) 8.13 defeated I. Hogg (Auckland) 8.13). W. Hawes 'Greymouth) 8.10 defeated J. Jarvis (Taranaki) 8.12). Lightweight.

W. Payntcr (Whangarei) 9.7) defeated A. Waugh (Gisborne) 9.4.

R. Purdie (Auckland) 9.6) defeated G. Bownes (Manawatu) 9.6). It was a good fight and the decision met with a mixed reception. Downes pushed the Olympic representative until well into the final round.

W. Francis (Otago) 9.0) defeated T. Carroll (Wairarapa) 9.7. Welterweight.

B. Morrighan (Golden Bay) 10.6 defeated N. Mudgway (Marlborough) 10.3. Welterweight.

G. B. Martin (Whangarei) 10.5 defeated J. Miller (Ashburton) 10.7. W. Purdie (Auckland 9.11 defeated C. McKnight (Matamata) 10.6. Middleweight.

11. E. Ncal (Auckland) 11/': won by default from J. McMahon (Manawatu).

Semi-final: F. Roguski (Taranaki) 11.3), the titleholder, defeated J. Mansfield (Wellington) 11.1, though the verdict was not popular. Roguski will meet 11. E. Ncal (Auckland) in the final. Light-heavyweight. F. Bell (Greymouth) 12.0 defeated N. Soane (Motueka) 12.3. J. Ford (Wellington) 11.11 defeated L. Painter (Auckland) 12.7. Heavyweight. M. Rika (Whangarei) 15.4) defeated E. Price (Wellington) 12.5. The crowd admired Price's showing against his bigger opponent and would have preferred the decision the other way. A. Dasler (Marlborough) won by default from H. Reeves (Manawatu).

i D. Lindsay (Auckland) won by dei fault from P. Brent (Timaru). j W. Pascoe (Southland) 12.3 defeated S. Reid (Wairarapa) 14.6. ■ Semi-finalists' Draw.

Semi-finalists will meet in the morning as follows: Bantamweight: Cadwallader (Wairarapa) v. Larsen (Wellington), R. Williams (Auckland) v. C. Gordon (Taranaki).

Featherweight: W. Lang (Otago) v. C. Rayner (Marlborough),. N. Fisher (Christchurch) v. A. J. Hawes (Ashburton).

Lightweight: Painter (Whangarei) v. R. Purdie (Auckland), W. Francis (Otago) v. Dey (Greymouth). Welterweight: Candy (Manawatu) v. Morrigan (Marlborough), Martin (Whangarei) v. W. Purdie (Auckland). Heavyweight: Dasler (Marlborough) v. Rika (Whangarei), Lindsay (Auckland) v. Pascoe (Southland). Middleweight: Roguski (Taranaki) v. Neal (Auckland).

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