Clifford Cup Boxing:

Close contests expected in finals

Anuradha ABEYSEKARA

The Boxers had a tough contest in the Mens’ Super Heavy Weight, over 90 kgs semi final bout during the Clifford Cup Boxing Championship when W Lahiru Sadum (Sri Lanka Air Force) fought D R P Dissanayake (Slim Line BC) at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday.

The Airman defeated his rival scoring 6-5 to qualify for the final to meet M I Hansar (SL Army) who had an easy win over J M N G Jayasekara (SL Navy) when referee stop the contest in the1st round.

Altogether 29 men and women semi final bouts were scheduled for the day. In the Women’s Fly Weight, under 51 kgs bout S A N Weerarathne (MAS Southern Boxing Club) out pointed K H G de Silva (Silueta BC), scoring 4-3 points in a close contest.

The weigh-in and medical check ups for the finals will be held today from 8.00 am. The Finals are scheduled to be worked out in the evening.

Results-Women:

Feather Weight (under 57 kgs): M G I G Halangoda (SL Navy) beat L K M Priyadarshani Southern BC (RSC), M P K Salgadu (SL Army) beat A G N Niranjala (SL Police) (RSC).

Light Welter Weight (under 64 kgs): B I Padmini (SL Police) k/o P K S Liyanage (SL Navy).

Welter Weight (under 69 kgs): K A Sarika (SL Navy) beat I G I H Ranatunga (Thuruliya BC) (RSC).

Middle Weight (under 75 kgs): D D S Weerarathna (SL Police) beat P K Rajapaksha (Ghadara BC) (RSC).

Bantam Weight (under 54 kgs): W A S Shanthika (SL Police) beat S J M S U Samarakoon (Thuruliya BC) (RSC).

Light Fly Weight (under 48 kgs): A A K Nilumini (MAS Southern BC) k/o B N Erandi (Silueta BC), D A Jayasinghe (Thuruliya BC) beat W S B N Nishadi (Silueta BC) (RSC).

Men:

Light Fly Weight (under 81 kgs): G A N Fernando (SL Navy) beat L H P S Weeratunga (SL Army) (RSC), H L Wanigasuriya (Slimline BC) beat W S E Eranga (SL Navy).

Light Fly Weight (under 49 kgs): W A C I Perera (SL Army) k/o H M D V R Herath (Vidyartha BC), H M S P Gamage (SL Navy) k/o T D N Samaranayake (Slimline BC).