Lightweight Belt
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Papua Takes the Lightweight Belt
PAPUA-New Guinea’s first inter - Territory boxing Championship resulted in a win for Papua.
Port Moresby lightweight, Russ Woolley (9 st) beat Alan Cross, of Goroka, New Guinea (9.9) on points —and there was no argument about the decision. Woolley, who fought in NSW under the name of Russ Woods before going to the Territory three years ago, was too ringwise for Cross.
Referee Jimmy Carruthers, former world bantamweight champion, made a special trip from the pub he keeps in Sydney to do the honours.
Woolley and Cross are both Aus tralians, Woolley aged 30, Cross 26.
The title fight took place in a ring especially set up in Boroko Oval, under floodlights. Charter flights brought in New Guinea barrackers, who had whipped them selves up for the big event with enthusiasm.