v Retains Title Puts Up Stubborn, Losing Fight for Championship Los Angeles, Jan. 10.
LNRY Armsireng, negro world welterweight and lightweight successfully defended his welterweight title for the since winning it from Barney Ross when he outclassed mendi, Mexican champion, in ten rounds here tonight. scored hus third victory over the hard-hitting Mexican Arizmendi, as on the previous occasions, finished the "The former featherweight flash defeated Armstrong 15 but lost to tae negro in 1036 and again last year.
Although billed as a "grudge fight," the bout proved to be a tame one and somewhat one-sided. Fighting in his usual manner, Armstrong rushed his foe from the opening gong and continued to press until the final clang. His whirlwind attack and his constant two-fisted barrages were too much for the Mexican who attempted to stand up and slug but found himself the loser in such exchanges as Armstrong would land two blows to one.
Armstrong, taking the initiative right from the slart, attempted to make short work of his rival, but found Arizmendi as tough as ever. The Mexican's ruggedness caused Armstrong to slow down and the fight /became a rather dull affair, especially when Arizmendi started to adopt a close guard and move away in the latter half of the bout.
The negro continued to force the fight and finished an easy winner. He was credited with taking seven cut of the ten rounds.
Arizmendi took the fourth, and the other two rounds were generally judged to have been even. The Mexican put on a stirring rally in the fourth, but the spurt died almost as soon as it was started as Armstrong opened up with both hands and forced his foe to back up in the fifth round.
Armstrong weighed 143% pounds, while Arizmendi stepped into the ring weighing 136 pounds—United Press.
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