Slimline BC and Unichela BC two clusters of MAS Holdings who are also the defending champions retained the Clifford Cup for yet another year when they emerged champions at the 91st Men and Women Clifford Cup Boxing Championship which concluded at the Royal MAS Arena boxing ring in Reid Avenue yesterday. In the men’s category [...]

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Slimline BC, Unichela BC retain Clifford Cup

91st Clifford Cup Boxing Championship
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Slimline BC and Unichela BC two clusters of MAS Holdings who are also the defending champions retained the Clifford Cup for yet another year when they emerged champions at the 91st Men and Women Clifford Cup Boxing Championship which concluded at the Royal MAS Arena boxing ring in Reid Avenue yesterday.

In the men’s category Slimline BC secured six gold medals with W.A.C.I. Perera, U.N.K. Amarawansa, R.M.A.B. Gunatilleke, P.V.D.D. Saparamadu, G.G.D.A. Gunasekera and L.T.B. Ratnadivakara being the gold medal winners. Army BC and Navy BC took the second and third slots in the men’s category. In the women’s category Unichela BC secured five gold medals which came from Anusha Kodituwakku who is making a comeback after two years of retirement, J.A.D. Jayasinghe, K.A.K. Hansika, H.M.K.G.L. Udayangani and G.D.M.H. Jayadeva.

Hela  BC newcomers to the boxing arena took the second slot winning two gold’s won by B.C.S. Sandareka and G.H.T.N. Dharmasena while Air Force and Police were joint third.

Two pugilists from the two champion teams were adjudged the best boxers with P.V.D.D. Saparamadu in the men’s category and Anusha Kodituwakku in the women’s category while B.G.R.I. Warnasooriya of Hela BC and H.S. Priyadharshani of Army A taking the best losers awards.

Meanwhile an untoward incident took place when the meet was going on when an unruly crowd manhandled a referee which brought proceedings to a halt.

The incident saw the meet being stopped for nearly an hour. The injured referee was later admitted to the hospital and the organisers found it difficult to assign referees for the bouts that were to be held later as most of them had left the boxing arena.

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