BOXING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20611, 28 December 1936, Page 4

BOXING

A BRIGHT CONTES! By PeleizraDh —Association AUCKLAND, December 27. One of the brightest boxing contests seen in Auckland for some time took place in the Town Hall on Saturday night, the participants being Billy Martin (Australia) and Neville Mudgway (Waihi). Twelve three minute rounds were fought. Martin gained the decision on points. This met with a mixed reception. Martin certainly had all the better of the first half of the bout. He displayed remarkable speed, excellent footwork and ability to vary a two handed attack. Mudgway however, after an nervous start, took a good measure of his opponent and was seen to advantage over the later stagcc. In fact he had the visitor groggy several times and his relentless attack in the final round looked likely to turn the verdict in his favour. WELTER BOUT By releerapn wiess Association ASHBURTON, December 27. Les Adams (Ashburton) 9.12 beat Al Stock (Napier) 10.0 in a professional welter-weight boxing bout in the open air on Saturday evening. Stock was the better boxer in the first three rounds, but in the next six Adams landed heavy jolts. Stock took the twelfth, but in the final three Adams regained the advantage. He owed his win to greater stamina, longer reach and ability to take the fight to his opponent.