BOXING
CHALLENGER WINS WORLD’S LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE Received Nov. .16, 5-5 p.m. NEW YORK, Nov. 14. Tony Canzoneri, former featherweight champion, won the world’s lightweight crown when he knocked out Al Singer, defender, in the first round of a bout for lhe title.
AN UNEXPECTED RESULT DEFEAT OF JOHNNY LECKZE LLEW EDWARDS TOO GOOD i Per Pnj.-:- Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, Nov. 16. Contrary to expectations Llcw Edwards, an Australian youth of 18. dei'eated Johnny Lcckie, New Zealand champion featherweight, un Saturday night on points. The fight went the whole fifteen rounds and was a very fine exhibition of boxing.
Edwards owed his victory to his great speed in the cany rounds. He damaged Leckie's eye uuu La . a fair margin of points. Edwards proved a surprise packet. The impression when he entered the ring was that he was not fit, and the first tew rounds scarcely improved his prospects, though Lee kic could not penetrate his defence. Then, however, the Australian opened out with a barrage of blows and fought like a champion, both in daftace and oi. attack,
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 425, 17 November 1930, Page 4
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178BOXING Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 425, 17 November 1930, Page 4
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