Boxing at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Boxing at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
VenueEdmonton Gardens
LocationEdmonton, Canada
Dates3 to 12 August 1978

Boxing at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was the 11th appearance of the Boxing at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Edmonton, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 1978 and featured contests in eleven weight classes.[1]

The boxing events were held at Edmonton Gardens.[2][3]

Kenya topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning one more silver medal than Canada and Northern Ireland.[4][5]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya2237
2 Canada*2158
3 Northern Ireland2114
4 England1214
5 Ghana1113
6 Australia1012
7 Guyana1001
 Jamaica1001
9 Zambia0224
10 Scotland0112
11 Papua New Guinea0101
12 Samoa0033
13 India0011
 New Zealand0011
 Wales0011
Totals (15 entries)11112143

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Flyweight Kenya Stephen Muchoki Zambia Francis Kabala India Birender Thapa
Ghana Kid Jumalia
Flyweight Kenya Michael Irungu Canada Ian Clyde Australia Peter Wighton
Northern Ireland Hugh Russell
Bantamweight Northern Ireland Barry McGuigan Papua New Guinea Tumat Sogolik Kenya Douglas Maina
Canada William Rannelli
Featherweight Ghana Azumah Nelson Zambia John Sichula Canada Guy Boutin
England Moss O'Brien
Lightweight Northern Ireland Gerry Hamill Kenya Patrick Waweru Zambia Teddy Makofi
Scotland John McAllister
Light Welterweight Guyana Winfield Braithwaite Scotland James Douglas Canada John Raftery
Kenya Michael Mawangi
Welterweight Jamaica Mike McCallum Northern Ireland Ken Beattie Canada Derrick Hoyt
Wales Anthony Feal
Light Middleweight Canada Kelly Perlette Kenya Abdurahman Athuman Samoa Ropati Vipo Samu
Zambia Enock Chama
Middleweight Australia Philip McElwaine England Delroy Parkes Canada Roddy MacDonald
Samoa Richard Betham
Light Heavyweight Canada Roger Fortin England Vince Smith Samoa Fautala Su'a
Kenya Edward Thande
Heavyweight England Julius Awome Ghana Joseph Adamah Mensah New Zealand George Stankovich

Results

Light-flyweight under 48kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Quarter-Final Zambia Francis Musankabala Jamaica Richard Clarke RSC 3
Quarter-Final Kenya Stephen Muchoki England Joe Dawson RSC 1
Quarter-Final India Birender Thapa Northern Ireland Jim Carson Pts
Semi-Final Zambia Francis Musankabala Ghana Kid Sumaila RSC 2
Semi-Final Kenya Stephen Muchoki India Birender Thapa Pts
Final Kenya Stephen Muchoki Zambia Francis Musankabala 5:0

Flyweight 51kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary Canada Ian Clyde Tanzania Emmanuel Mlundwa Pts
Preliminary Zambia Lucky Mutale Samoa Faoa Ofe RSC 2
Preliminary Scotland Joseph Park Papua New Guinea Jack Eki Pts
Preliminary Northern Ireland Hugh Russell Wales Russell Jones Pts
Quarter-Final Kenya Michael Irungu Ghana Peter Mensah RSC 2
Quarter-Final Australia Peter Wighton England Gary Nickels Pts
Quarter-Final Canada Ian Clyde Zambia Lucky Mutale Pts
Quarter-Final Northern Ireland Hugh Russell Scotland Joseph Park KO 1
Semi-Final Kenya Michael Irungu Australia Peter Wighton Pts
Semi-Final Canada Ian Clyde Northern Ireland Hugh Russell KO 1
Final Kenya Michael Irungu Canada Ian Clyde Pts

Bantamweight 54kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary Kenya Douglas Maina Bangladesh Syed Mohiuddin DQ 3
Preliminary Papua New Guinea Tumat Sogolik England Jackie Turner Pts
Preliminary Wales David George Australia Wade Blaik Pts
Preliminary Canada Bill Rannelli Belize Ashley Rivers Pts
Preliminary Malawi Kid Gondwe Samoa Elisaia Nanai Pts
Preliminary Guyana Michael Anthony Ghana Anthony Abacheng Pts
Preliminary Northern Ireland Barry McGuigan Scotland George Lowe DQ 2
Quarter-Final Canada Bill Rannelli Malawi Kid Gondwe Pts
Quarter-Final Kenya Douglas Maina Tanzania Mabushi Isaack RSC 2
Quarter-Final Papua New Guinea Tumat Sogolik Wales David George KO 2
Quarter-Final Northern Ireland Barry McGuigan Guyana Michael Anthony Pts
Semi-Final Papua New Guinea Tumat Sogolik Kenya Douglas Maina KO 1
Semi-Final Northern Ireland Barry McGuigan Canada Bill Rannelli RSC 3
Final Northern Ireland Barry McGuigan Papua New Guinea Tumat Sogolik Pts

Featherweight 57kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary Canada Guy Boutin Northern Ireland Kenny Webb RSC 3
Preliminary Australia Gary Williams Eswatini Jonathan Magagula Pts
Preliminary England Moss O'Brien Canada Richard Pittman Pts
Preliminary Zambia John Sichula Guyana Ron Ferguson Pts
Preliminary Scotland Ian McLeod Malawi Solomon Kondowe Pts
Quarter-Final Ghana Azumah Nelson Samoa Siaosi Poto RSC 2
Quarter-Final Canada Guy Boutin Kenya Modest Napunyi Pts
Quarter-Final England Moss O'Brien Australia Gary Williams Pts
Quarter-Final Zambia John Sichula Scotland Ian McLeod Pts
Semi-Final Ghana Azumah Nelson Canada Guy Boutin Pts
Semi-Final Zambia John Sichula England Moss O'Brien RSC 3
Final Ghana Azumah Nelson Zambia John Sichula Pts

Lightweight 60kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary England George Gilbody Guyana Clifton Nichols Pts
Preliminary Kenya Patrick Waweru The Bahamas Junior Bethel DQ 3
Preliminary Australia Brian Tink Malawi Joe Nyirenda KO 1
Preliminary Northern Ireland Gerry Hamill India Bakshish Singh Pts
Preliminary Canada Frank Nolan Eswatini Robert Lukhele AB 1
Preliminary Zambia Teddy Makofi Bangladesh Nurul Islam RSC 1
Quarter-Final Scotland Johnny McAllister Ghana Akwei Addo Pts
Quarter-Final Kenya Patrick Waweru England George Gilbody RSCI 2
Quarter-Final Northern Ireland Gerry Hamill Australia Brian Tink Pts
Quarter-Final Zambia Teddy Makofi Canada Frank Nolan Pts
Semi-Final Kenya Patrick Waweru Scotland Johnny McAllister Pts
Semi-Final Northern Ireland Gerry Hamill Zambia Teddy Makofi Pts
Final Northern Ireland Gerry Hamill Kenya Patrick Waweru Pts

Light-welterweight 63.5kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary Sierra Leone Baby Joe Swengbe The Bahamas Alvin Sargeant Pts
Preliminary Scotland James Douglas Samoa Toetu Malo Pts
Preliminary Ghana Baba Sumaila Belize Rupert Flowers RSC 1
Preliminary Guyana Winfield Braithwaite Australia Alec Leatherday Pts
Preliminary Kenya Michael Mwangi India Chenanda Machaiah Pts
Preliminary New Zealand Gaulua Folasi Jamaica Alston Cameron Pts
Quarter-Final Canada John Raftery Tanzania Lucas Msomba Pts
Quarter-Final Scotland James Douglas Sierra Leone Baby Joe Swengbe Pts
Quarter-Final Guyana Winfield Braithwaite Ghana Baba Sumaila Pts
Quarter-Final Kenya Michael Mwangi New Zealand Gaulua Folasi KO 2
Semi-Final Guyana Winfield Braithwaite Kenya Michael Mwangi Pts
Semi-Final Scotland James Douglas Canada John Raftery RSCI 2
Final Guyana Winfield Braithwaite Scotland James Douglas KO 1

Welterweight 67kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Extra Preliminary Kenya Philip Mathenge Cayman Islands Nayon Anglin KO 1
Preliminary Wales Anthony Feal New Zealand David Jackson KO 1
Preliminary Tanzania Ahmed Tesha Australia David Hall Pts
Preliminary Northern Ireland Ken Beattie The Bahamas Sam Whymms Pts
Preliminary Ghana Moro Tahiru Samoa Malo Samu Pts
Preliminary England Paul Kelly Zambia Robert Kanongeki RSC 1
Preliminary Jamaica Mike McCallum Scotland Steven Cooney Pts
Preliminary Canada Derrick Hoyt Sierra Leone Benjamin Sesay RSC 2
Preliminary Guyana Brian Bovell Kenya Philip Mathenge Pts
Quarter-Final Wales Anthony Feal Tanzania Ahmed Tesha KO 1
Quarter-Final Northern Ireland Ken Beattie Ghana Moro Tahiru Pts
Quarter-Final Jamaica Mike McCallum England Paul Kelly Pts
Quarter-Final Canada Derrick Hoyt Guyana Brian Bovell Pts
Semi-Final Jamaica Mike McCallum Canada Derrick Hoyt Pts
Semi-Final Northern Ireland Ken Beattie Wales Anthony Feal Pts
Final Jamaica Mike McCallum Northern Ireland Ken Beattie Pts

Light-middleweight 71kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary Samoa Ropati Vipo Samu Northern Ireland Tony McAvoy KO 3
Preliminary Ghana Mohammed Coffie Australia Wayne Devlin RSC 2
Preliminary Kenya Abdulahaman Athuman Malawi Justice Tandani Pts
Preliminary Scotland Archie Salmon Guyana Mortimer Noel Pts
Preliminary Zambia Enock Chama India Kumar Rai Pts
Quarter-Final Canada Kelly Perlette Tanzania Luigi Nuti Pts
Quarter-Final Samoa Ropati Vipo Samu New Zealand Ronald Jackson Pts
Quarter-Final Kenya Abdulahaman Athuman Ghana Mohammed Coffie Pts
Quarter-Final Zambia Enock Chama Scotland Archie Salmon Pts
Semi-Final Canada Kelly Perlette Samoa Ropati Vipo Samu Pts
Semi-Final Kenya Abdulahaman Athuman Zambia Enock Chama Pts
Final Canada Kelly Perlette Kenya Abdulahaman Athuman Pts

Middleweight 75kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary England Delroy Parkes New Zealand Perry Rackley Pts
Quarter-Final Samoa Richard Betham Guyana Ansil Thomas DQ 3
Quarter-Final Australia Phil McElwaine Kenya Stephen Moi Pts
Quarter-Final Canada Roddy MacDonald Ghana Kpakpo Allotey KO 1
Quarter-Final England Delroy Parkes Cayman Islands Dale Ramoon RSC 2
Semi-Final Australia Phil McElwaine Canada Roddy MacDonald DQ 3
Semi-Final England Delroy Parkes Samoa Faitala Su'a KO 2
Final Australia Phil McElwaine England Delroy Parkes Pts

Light-heavyweight 81kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Quarter-Final Kenya Edward Thande Australia Benny Pike RSC 3
Quarter-Final England Vince Smith New Zealand Dean Rackley Pts
Semi-Final Canada Roger Fortin Samoa Faitala Su'a KO 2
Semi-Final England Vince Smith Kenya Edward Thande Pts
Final Canada Roger Fortin England Vince Smith RSCI 1

Heavyweight +81kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Quarter-Final England Julius Awome bye
Quarter-Final Guyana Rodwell Paton bye
Quarter-Final New Zealand George Stankovich Kenya Joseph Kabegi Pts
Quarter-Final Guyana Joseph Adamah Mensah Samoa Vitolio Pupuali'i RSC 3
Semi-Final England Julius Awome Guyana Rodwell Paton w/o
Semi-Final England Julius Awome+ New Zealand George Stankovich Pts
Semi-Final Ghana Joseph Adamah Mensah no opponent w/o
Final England Julius Awome Ghana Joseph Adamah Mensah Pts

+ re-draw

References

  1. ^ "Medal Standings Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Games of 1978". EBSCO. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  3. ^ "History of Commonwealth Stadium". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games - Edmonton, Canada - August 3-12 1978". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
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