BOXING.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 11875, 30 September 1902, Page 4

BOXING.

THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. We learn from our Christehurch contemporaries that in the hoxkn- matches on Saturday evening W. Jones vniii the fea--ther-weight championship from 11. Over■end; P. W. Oiliver the light weight, beating A. Farquharson ; and F. "\as.h the middle-weight, beating- C. Andeistai ir. the final. In the heavy weight contest J. Fitzsiminons, the Timaru man was declared the winner; and the report in the " Lyt.telton Times " of the bouts is as follows :'—

J. Fitzshnmor.s v. F. Deiglitor-.—First loiind : Deighton had the advantage in height, but the weights and reach were fairly even. The Timaru champion fought in a crouching style, head down, body swinging from the hips, arms loose, and open., and with an absence of the orthodox body guard. The round commenced with some forcing by Fitzsimmons, Deighton going down to his heavy right. He was up again at once, and got home in two successive rushes. Fitzsimmons was fighting all over the ring, quickly and cleverly. Deighton being content to fight cautiously and steadily on the defensive, the tactics of his opponent being obviously novel to liim. Second round : Deighton opened with a body blow, but Fitzsimmons forced liinx on to the ropes, and got home left and right on his opponent's body and head respectively. ; Deighton got home with three successive blows, which steadied Fitzsimmons, but the latter came again with forcing rushes to the er.-d of the round. Third round : Fitzsimmons forced the fighting, Deighton ducking cleverly and getting bis left in on Fitzsimmons' face. Brisk interchanges followed, ending with Fitzsimmons being forced on to the ropes. The latter, however, again started to force the fighting, his straight left doing great execution, and the award went to him. J. Fitzsimmons v. H. Kennedy—Firstround : Kennedy opened with his left and right on Fitzsimmons' head, and followed this with two more good blows, the Timaru man apparently being satisfied to p;ay a waiting game. His opportunity soon c:.me, and he got in a heavy right, Kennedy replying with a smart right on the ear, and left on the face. Kennedy's quick uppercuts were at this time much in Towards the end of the romad Fitzsimmons started to force his tiring opponent, keeping him on the ropes and finally landing him a heavy body blow, which sent faim out on the" ropes. Kernedy was quickly np again, but " corners " sounded before any further fighting. Second round : Kennedy "came to the mark gamely, but in obvious distress. Fitzsimmons at once got to work, punishing him severely, and, after something under two minutes' fighting, the referee stopped the round, and awarded the heavy-weight championship to Fitzsimmons. (W. Barford was his tutor' and trainer at Timaru.)