BOXING.
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. BLACKBURN DEFEATS MAY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Clarrie Blackburn (Frankton), 10.3%, chalieager, outpointed Harry May (Auckland), 10.4%, holder, for the professional welterweight boxing title of New Zealand. The contest was rather lifeless. Blackburn won almost every round. A thrilling contest was provided by D. Clinton. Palmerston North, and R. Overend, Napier, who boxed ten rounds at catch weights. The fudge could not separate them.
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Taranaki Daily News, 16 September 1924, Page 5
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69BOXING. Taranaki Daily News, 16 September 1924, Page 5
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