BOXING.
PURDY AND ALLEN DRAW. SYDNEY, Saturday. At the Stadium, Charlie Purdy, 9st. SJib (of New Zealand) fought a twenty rounds’ drawn battle with Jimmy Allen, 9st 6Jlb. . . I Although the fight whs colourless and uninteresting, Purdy showed himself fast and clever, but his. punches were Ainconvineing. . . The crowd on .two occasions counted the men out. - Against a different style of boxer Purdy would ©rake a much better showing.—(P.A.
MELBOURNE BOUTS. * ■ . ' MELBOURNE, : Saturday. . Ben Martin defeated Dick Congress on points in a ten rounds bout. Charlie Pilkington secured a verdict over Bert McCarthy on points in a. fight of a similar distance.—(P.A.)
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 6 July 1925, Page 5
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