CRUICKSHANK WINS IN PROFESSIONAL DEBUT
i (P.A.) Dunedin, Oct. 30. In his first appearance as a professional, lan Cruickshank (10.35). DunI edin, who was runner-up for the New |Zealand amateur welterweight title ithis year, defeated Billy Little (Auckland) by a technical knock-out in the fifth of a scheduled 12-round welterI weight contest, in the Town Hall tonight before a crowd of 1500. ! Cruickshank was on top throughout hut Little stood up gamely Io heavy punishment. Little was down twice in the fourth round and the referee stopped the fight in the fifth
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Wanganui Chronicle, 1 November 1946, Page 5
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