BOXING.
CARNERA DEFEATS DIENER. (U<ed Praia Association—By lliotrU Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, December 17. In the fifteen-round contest at Albert Hall, Sarnera beat Diener (Germany) in the sixth round, when the referee stopped the fight owing to Diener’s distress. The Fight Discribed. Camera weighed half a pound over 20st. Diener weighed 6st less. Bombadier Wells refereed. The first four rounds were almost without incident. In the first round, Diener remained on the defensive, easily avoiding Camera’s leads. In the second round, Camera landed an uppercut, while Diener scored three, but none did any harm. In the third round, Camera kept cool, and took two hard punches to the stomach unflinchingly. The fourth round saw Diener looking tired. He slipped to his knees, Camera offering his hand gallantly, continued to display lack of boxing ability. Diener scored twice to the ribs, and once to the head. The referee warned Camera to keep his gloves shut. In the fifth round, Diener continued to be the cleverer, but Camera scored a tremendous left hook to the jaw and a right swing to the head. Diener heroically got clear. In the sixth round. Diener took a terrific right to the jaw which nearly dropped him. Camera then rained punches until the referee intervened and declared Camera the winner.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18452, 19 December 1929, Page 7
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212BOXING. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18452, 19 December 1929, Page 7
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