BOXING
PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS. TOURNAMENT AT AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, Thursday. The annual Auckland provincii amateur boxing tournament was cor eluded at the Town Hall last evenim The Craig Cup, awarded to the mos scientific boxer at the tournament, an decided by the judges and, referee, went to W. Purdie, light-weigl champion. The new champions are : Fly-weight.—F. Bruno. Bantam-weight.—F. Bruno. Feather-weight.—-C. Manson. Light-weight.-—W. Purdie. ' . . . Welter-weigiht.— R. B. Martin. MkkULe-weigbfc.— T. Shorter, Light-heavy-weight. P. Me Carthny. Heavy-weight.—P. MoCarthny. The results were as follows: Fly-weight.—Bst. and Undej\ J. Donovan, 7st. 4jlb., beat ( Gelsham, 7st. 13Jib'., on points. 1 Bruno, 7st. >7jib., won by defau from R. Knock. * ww - 1 . ,v ,w ; A Final: F. Bruno beat)J.- Do'nqyajil’fb points. ' Ac,;: Bantam-weight.—Bst. 61b. and Unde C. Croul, Bst. lib., beat T. Guhi Bst. 15 1 b., by a technical knock-oi In the first round. •' F, Bruno, 7st, 7Jib., beat C. Fahe; Bst. 61b., on points. Final: F» Bruno beat G, Croul o points. Feather-weight.—9st. and (Under. ’C. Manson, Bst. 131 b., beat N: Wa) Bst. 13A1b., on points. I. Hogg, Bst. 101 b., beat R. An drews, Bst. 9Jlb, on points. Final: C., Manson beat I. Hogg o: points. Light-weight.—9st. 91b. and Under Wi Purdie, 9st, 5311 b., beat R. T Aitkenhead (Drury), l 9st. BJlb., oi points. F. Keenan, Ost. 521 b., beat C. Wor I rail (Te Awamutu), 9sit. sJlb., oi [ points, after a very -even contest. Final: W. Purdie beat F. Keenai on points. Welter-weight.—lost. 7lb. and Under J. Bakalich, lOst. 541 b., beat J McDonald, lOst. sJlb., on points. R. B. Martin, lOst. Gflb., beat F Llndesay, lOst. 651 b., on points. Final: R. B. Martin beat J.- Bakalich on points. Middle-weight.—llst. 6lb. and Under. T. Shorter, list. 141 b., beat A. Broadhead, list. 4Jib., on points. A. E. Steers (Whangarei), list, lib., beat C. G. Brown, list. 141 b., on points. Final; T. Shorter heat A. E. Steers by a knock-out in the second round. Llght-heavy-welght.—l2st. 7lb. and Under. P. McCarthny, 12st. 51b., beat H. Hepburn, 12st. 6Jlb., on points P. Cowan, list. 61b,, beat A. W. McDonald (Wellsford), list. 131 b., by a knock-out in tho first round. Final: P. McCarthny beat P. Cowan, the referee stopping tho bout In tho second round. Heavy-weight.—Ove.p 12st. 7lb. Final: P. McCarthny, I2st. 51b., beat J. B. McLean, 12st. 81b., on points.
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Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18723, 25 August 1932, Page 13
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