BOXING.
Rayner Defends Dominion Title. Per Press Association. BLENHEIM. June 24. Clarrie Rayner < 9st. Blenheim) successfully defended the professional fea-ther-weight title last evening, knocking out Cyril Hurne (Bst 21b, Wellington) in the sixth <>f the scheduled fifteen rounds. Although clevai In the ring. Hurne found that he eoijll pot concetto a 1211* weight advantage t-> the fast, hard-hitting young champion. Rayner was leading on points when he dropped the clsn lUnger for counts of nine and right early in tile sixth M-SKii.n. The referee intervened on the thhd knockcut. Hunir hud replace i \\ right, the bantam-weight ohamnfim, at short notice.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20340, 25 June 1934, Page 11
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100BOXING. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20340, 25 June 1934, Page 11
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