Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-31
LEOLOMSKI WINS OVER SEYKRA
AND RIGHT TO MEET LOUGHRAN
FOR LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE


Lomski, blonde Pole from Aberdeen,
Wash, hammered Joe Sekyra's body
ruddy red tonight to win a 10-round
decision and the right to fight Tommy
houghran again for the light heavy
weight championship Lomski scaled
172, Seykra half pound more.
Round One
Sekyra ripped into Leo with fass
jab that hung the Aberdeen boy
on the ropes. Lomski pasted his left
to the body and neck before they
worked to the center OF the ring
and snapped rights, chest to chest,
their left arms locked together.
Boxing fast and feinting prettily,
Sekyra shot lightning left twice to
Lomksi'S chin and smashed two rights
to the head Lomski caught Sekyra's
left under his arm and nearly floored
the Dayton boy with half dozen
smashes on the back of the neck.
Joe boxed carefully up to the bell.
Round Two
Sekyra forced LomSki to work at
a torrid pace as he danced around
him and stabbed steadily with his
left to the head. Lonsh fell in close,
grabbed and Swapped short smashes
A stiff left brought trickle of blood
from Leo'S nose. Lolnski dove in
close to crimson Sekyra's ribs with
smaShes They were boxing speedily
at the bell.
Round Three
AS Sekyra held the referee warned
him. Lcmski broke out with a
furious body attack Sekyra stood his
ground and for half a minute they
stood toe to toe and smashed for
each others heads as the crowd
stood up and shrieked. A straight
right opened cut over LomSki'S left
eye. Joe stabbed LomSki across the
ring with his left and dug solid
hook to the body Sekyra hurried
another left hook in Lomski'S. body
and the far weSterner complained
of foul to the referee at the bell.
Round Four
Sekyra'S darting left hand kept
Lomski from his body and added
another trickle to the Tar westerner's
bad eye. Joe was lightning fast and
his right clicked occasionally on
LomSki's chin Leo finally worked to
close quarters, but this time Sekyra
successfully tied up the right that
previously had flayed his head and
body in the cIincheS. While Sekyra
held tight to Lonlski's left arm Leo
belted him about the ring with short
rights to the head They were
wrestling at the bell
Round Five
Ripping from his corner, SekyraI
pinned LonlSki on the ropes and
they chugged short slams to each
others bodies. LomSki drove Joe
off with cracking left and right
to the head. Sekyra fell into a
clinch but took bad drubbing about
the body. Sekyra's speed and clever
ness at long range could do him little
good when Lomski got IN close with
his fearful right smash to the ribs.
Sekyra weakened under the steady
body punishment but was still stab
bing courageously with left as
LomSki failed his sides at the bell.
Round Six
Sekyra came out stabbing at long
range but Lomski doggedly rushed
him to the ropes and slaShed him to
the short ribs Joe danced away but
again the assassin caught him and
clawed at his body. LIonlsh missed
swinging right to the head and
slipped sideways across the ring as
Sekyra hung solid right or his
chin. Sckyra shot two more rights to
the chin but as he clinched Lomsli
again found a chance to rip to the
body. They we're locked tight at the
bell.
Round Seven
Sekyra's speed hello up nicely
despite the tattoo on his ribs. Ele
stabbed two short lefts to Lonski'S
chin before Leo caught him in a
clinch and dazeo him with rights to
the head and body. Sekyra danced
away and hnged with a heavy left
only to take a dozen more singing
cracks under the heart. In another
cIinch Lomski raised bright red
patch on Sekyra's side with his hefty
right hand smasheS.
Round Eight
For a moment Sekyra drew the
cheers as he bobbed Lonski's head
back with a knitting left hand, buo
there was q panied look in Joe's eyes
as the Aberdeen lumberlnan dubbed
the sore spot. Joe ripped back