New Zealand 's first ever prize fight in 1862...


New Zealand’s first prize fight?

1862 New Zealand’s first prize fight?

The boxing bout was fought in an improvised ring on the banks of the Waimakariri River near Kaiapoi after police were ejected from the scene. London prizefighter Harry Jones defeated ‘navvie’ George Barton over 30 bloody bare-knuckle rounds for a purse of £100. Read more...

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