BOXING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 23 June 1926, Page 10

BOXING.

LIGHTWEIGHT CONTEST. j By Cable- -Press •Assoriatlen —Copyright. 1 Australian niul N.Z. Cable Association. (Received June 22, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 21. Elky Clark outpointed Francis Moracehini (French flyweight! for the championship. ! ROGERS DEFEATS RING. I . J try Cable—Press Association—Copyright. j Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. I LONDON, June 20. , In the scheduled fifteen round bout, I Albert Rogers (12.0 j) beat Charlie ! Ring (11.9). Jt was a rough fight throughout, and a good deal of holding. In the firth round Rogers was warned for butting with his head. The Englishman took the load from the start, and in the second round sent Ring down with n smashing right hook for a count of seven.

On rising Ring met a shower of , blows. His right eye was badly cut ) and blcri. \ During the remainder of the light Rogers continued to better matters. The Australian was badly battered, but fought with the utmost gameness, until the towel was thrown m in tlio eighth round. MURRAY FOR AMERICA. WELLINGTON, June 22. Los Murray, the boxer, will leave to. day for America. He was fare’.velled by the members of the New Zealand Rosing Council to-day mid highly com- , plimcnterl on | be hiuh standard he hurl I sot and the esteem in which ho is held, and was presented with an emphatic letter of recommendation from the Council.