Sri Lanka dominate the boxing tri-nation c’ship
Sri Lanka pugilists came out on top at the Tri Nation Boxing Meet by winning 14 of the 18 bouts that were worked off at the Slimline BC boxing ring in Pannala recently.
The friendly boxing meet with Singapore and Seychelles being the other two countries to participate was held with the aim of giving the pugilists from the three countries the opportunity of gaining experience in preparation for any international boxing meet which they will be participating in the future.
Sri Lanka’s boxing team included some of the up and coming pugilists who were given an opportunity.
Hosts Sri Lanka fielded boxers in all 18 bouts that were conducted for the day winning all the five bouts in the women’s category and coming out successfully in nine of the 13 bouts in the men’s category.
Singapore’s contingent comprising of 11 boxers was the next best team winning three bouts while Seychelles who fielded seven boxers was able to achieve only one win.
Anusha Kodituwakku (Blue) in action against Leona Hui Xin Yee of Singapore in light flyweight 48kg bout
Results
Women’s:
Light Flyweight 48kg – Anusha Kodituwakku (Sri Lanka) beat Leona Hui Xin Yee (Singapore).
Flyweight 51kg – Nadeesha Erandi (Sri Lanka) beat Angeline Deventhiran (Singapore).
Bantamweight 54kg – Kosala Nilmini (Sri Lanka) beat Nur Shiren Rishyani (Singapore).
Bantamweight 54kg – Sajeewani Cooray (Sri Lanka) beat Efasha Kamarudin (Singapore).
Lightweight 60kg – Sithara Sandareka (Sri Lanka) beat Tiffany Teo Hui Hoon (Singapore).
Men’s:
Flyweight 52kg – Malith Prabashwara (Sri Lanka) beat Muhammad Hanurdeen (Singapore).
Bantamweight 56kg – Muhammad Ridhwan (Singapore) beat Chathuranga Chandrasiri (Sri Lanka).
Bantamweight 56kg – Jayan Jayaweera (Sri Lanka) beat Dario Gabriel (Seychelles).
Jayan Jayaweera (Blue) in action against Dario Gabriel of Seychelles in the bantamweight 56kg bout
Lightweight 60kg – Udaya Kumara (Sri Lanka) beat
Muhammad Solihin
(Singapore).
Lightweight 60kg – Dinidu Saparamadu (Sri Lanka) beat Andrique Allisop (Seychelles).
Light Welterweight 64kg – Leong Jun Hao (Singapore) beat Dhananjaya Weerasinghe (Sri Lanka).
Light Welterweight 64kg – Damith Wijeartne (Sri Lanka) beat Stan Nicette (Seychelles).
Welterweight 69kg – Tay Jia Wei (Singapore) beat Sumal Kasun (Sri Lanka).
Welterwight 69kg – Neil Hettiarachchi (Sri Lanka) beat Alva Botsoie (Seychelles).
Middleweight 75kg – Priyanka Roshan Kumara (Sri Lanka) beat Zakaria Ismail
(Singapore).
Light Heavyweight 81kg – Ajith Neville Fernando (Sri Lanka) beat Michael Brioche (Seychelles).
Heavyweight 91kg – Kitson Julie (Seychelles) beat W.A. Sadun
(Sri Lanka).
Super Heavyweight Over 91kg – Lahiru Tharanga Ratnadivakara (Sri Lanka) beat Roney Legras (Seychelles).