Army boxers take Clifford Cup

Upananda Jayasundera- Kandy Sports Special Corr

Sri Lanka Army won the Clifford Cup Boxing Team Champion ship at the Linea Gymnasium, Pallekalle from 15th to 17th December 2011, with this win Sri Lanka Army has won 29 times.

Second place was won by Sri Lanka Air Force and the third placed was Slimline SC. In the Women's Championship, MAS Southern Boxing Club won the team championship, Sri Lanka Army came 2nd and Police SC won the 3rd place.

Final Results - Men

Weight Over 91kg

Winner - JMAG Jayasekara (Navy A)

Runner Up - AW Hettige (Navy B)

Heavy Weight Under 91kg

Winner - PPDN Premasinghe (Army A)

Runner Up - HMRC Herath (Army B)

Heavy Weight Under 81 kg

Winner - KADH Dharmasiri (Air Force A)

Runner Up - AAS Nanada (Navy A)

Middle Weight Under 75 kg

Winner - MA Divarathne (Army A)

Runner Up - TR Madushanka - (Schools, Kingswood)

Welter Weight Under 69kg

Winner - Asanka Rajapaksha - (Slimline A)

Runner Up - APS Chandrakumara (Army A)

Light Welter Weight under 64 kg

Winner - MYM Dilshan (Air Force A)

Runner Up - MPS Karunaratne (Police)

Light Weight Under 60kg

Winner - TDNT Jayakody (Air Force A)

Runner Up - DM Samarasekera (Slimline A)

Light Weight under 56 kg

Winner - WRT Weerakkody (Army A)

Runner Up - D Wijeratne (Slimline A)

Fly Weight Under 52 kg

Winner - PD Suresh (Slimline A)

Runner Up - HS Danushka (Air Force A)

Fly Weight Under 49 kg

Winner - WACI Perera (Army A)

Runner Up - SMR Kumara (Air Force A)

Final Results - Women

Super Heavy weight over 81 kg

Winner - JGDJ Dharsha (MAS Southern A)

Runner Up - IWSS Chandrasekara (MAS Southern B)

Heavy Weight Under 81kg

Winner - TM Weerasinghe (Army)

Middle Weight under 75 kg

Winner - NMPK Rajapaksha (MAS Southern A)

Runner Up - UGWJ Rathwatte (Army A)

Middle Weight under 69 kg

Winner - DDS Weerarathne (Police)

Runner Up - GGG Silva (Air Force)

Light Welter Weight Under 64 kg

Winner - SDNS Karunarathna (Army)

Runner Up - JVPCK Jayasekara (MAS Souther B)

Light Weight under 60 kg

Winner - PK Sumudu (Army A)

Runner Up - SMIN Samarakoon (Thurulie)

Feathem Weight Under 57 kg

Winner - KAK Hansika (MAS Southern B)

Runner Up - MPK Salgadu (Army)

Bantem Weight Under 54 kg

Winner - Vidushika Prabadhi (MAS Southern A)

Runner Up - SP Guneththi (Police)

Fly Weight Under 51 kg

Winner - Anusha Kodituwakku (MAS Southern A)

Runner Up - LG Chandrika (Army)

Light Fly Weight Under 48 kg

Winner - KHDE de Silva (MAS Southern B)

Runner Up - HS Priyadarshini (Army)

Special Awards (Men)

Best Boxer - P D Suresh - Slimline BC

Best Loser - T R Madushanka - Kingswood College

Special Awards (Women)

Women's Best Boxer - S D N S Karunartne (Sri Lanka Army)

Women's Best Loser - U G W L Ratwatte (Army)

The chief guest was Chief Minister of Central Province, Sarath Ekanayake.