BOXING CONTESTS.

Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17221, 3 October 1927, Page 7

BOXING CONTESTS.

HEENEY OUTS MALONEY. A TERRIFIC RIGHT-HANDER. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) NEW YORK, October 1. In a heavy-weight boxing match in Now York, Torn Heeney, of New Zealand, knocked out Jim Maloney, of Boston, in the first round, one minute and 17 seconds after the men had entered the ring. Maloney dropped flat on his face for the full count after the first few blows from a terrific righthander to the chin, and had to be revived with iced water and smelling salts. 'i

Heeney has been matched to box Jack Sharkey, of Boston, for 12 rounds at New York on November IS. PARKER BEATS BURKS. SYDNEY, October 2 At the Newcastle Stadium Die New Zcalander Eddie Parker, 1251., defeated 1-r-ankie' Burrs, list. 10 11!; .' Liu: Newcastle boxer on a technical knock-out in the 16th round. Bu"ns, who was ler- "cally punished, was on the door haU'way Unuugh the 10th round and his seconds threw in Ire towel. Although the contest wa;; crude for men Tanking as champions, I'arkev won all In way and sent Burns down three times with terrific rights to the .law. lie \\a- down fev eight seconds in the 12th round and then again in the 15th, but managed to slay the round, although lie took the count to six. The end came in the next round when Parker, after some desultory sparring, landed a hard right to the jaw and Burns went down in such a bad stale that his seconds would not let him go on. Both men were overweight, Parker being 81b, above the middle-weight limit.