BOXING.
Amateur Interprovincial Tourneys. In addition to the inter-provincial ! amateur boxing tournaments arrafiged with both the Timaru and Marlborough i Associations against Canterbury to be held in Christohuroh at an early date, the Christchurch Sports Club has been asked to arrange for one With the Grevmouth Association, also at Christchurch. Similar tournaments with Wellington and Otago at Christchurch this season are.also under consideration. Mr G. P. Aldridge, the secretary of the .New Zealand Boxing Association, has notified the Christchurch Sports Club that he expects to be in Christchurch at an early date to confer with the committee. The executive committee meets next Tuesday evening to consider many matters concerning the - sea* son’s activities, and also to complete matters in connection with the Christchurch team which is to compete at Blenheim on June 18. M’lnnes Beats Broadfoot. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, June 3. A professional boxing contest to-night between Tommy M’lnnes and Jim Broadfoot attracted a large crowd to the Town Hall but the match ended disappointingly. Broadfoot had injured an ear in training, and during the early round M’lnnes connected frequently to this ear. As a result of the pain Broadfoot had to retire at the end of the sixth round, after being examined by two doctors. Thompson Defeats Cossill. Per Press Association. HASTINGS, June 3. In the best contest seen in Hastings for years Cyril Thompson (Hastings) to-night defeated Jack Cossill (Palmerston North) on points in a fifteen-round professional bout. Sullivan Beats Campbell. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, June 3. A professional boxing contest between Alan Campbell (Timaru), 12st 41b, and Bill Sullivan (Hastings), 12st 21b, was staged here to-night and resulted in a win for Sullivan on points after fifteen rounds of hard fighting. A middle-weight professional bout between George M’Ewan (Invercargill), list 31b, and Joe Tiegney (Blenheim), list 101 b, was won by M’Ewan on
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 471, 4 June 1932, Page 15
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