Boxing at the 1990 Commonwealth Games

Boxing at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Boxing at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland Showgrounds
Location	Auckland, New Zealand
Dates	24 January – 3 February 1990

Boxing at the 1994 Commonwealth Games was the 14th appearance of the Boxing at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 24 January – 3 February 1990 and featured contests in twelve weight classes.^[1]

The boxing events were held at the 3,000 seater Logan Campbell Centre on the Auckland Showgrounds.^[2]^[3]

Kenya topped the boxing medal table for the third time in four Games and third successive time for them, having boycotted the 1986 Games.^[4]^[5]

Medal table

* Host nation (New Zealand)

Medallists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Light Flyweight	Justin Juuko (UGA)	Abdurahaman Ramadhani (KEN)	Domenic Figliomeni (CAN) Dharmendar Yadav (IND)
Flyweight	Wayne McCullough (NIR)	Nokuthula Tshabangu (ZIM)	Born Siwakwi (ZAM) Maurice Maina (KEN)
Bantamweight	Mohammed Sabo (NGR)	Geronimo Bie (CAN)	Justin Chikwanda (ZAM) Wesley Christmas (GUY)
Featherweight	John Irwin (ENG)	Haji Ally (TAN)	David Gakuha (KEN) Jamie Nicolson (AUS)
Lightweight	Godfrey Nyakana (UGA)	Justin Rowsell (AUS)	Bakari Mambeya (TAN) Dave Anderson (SCO)
Light Welterweight	Charlie Kane (SCO)	Nicodemus Odore (KEN)	Stefan Scriggins (AUS) Duke Chinyadza (ZIM)
Welterweight	David Defiagbon (NGR)	Greg Johnson (CAN)	Anthony Mwamba (ZAM) Grahame Cheney (AUS)
Light Middleweight	Richie Woodhall (ENG)	Ray Downey (CAN)	Sililo Figota (SAM) Andy Creery (NZL)
Middleweight	Chris Johnson (CAN)	Joseph Laryea (GHA)	Charles Matata (UGA) Mark Edwards (ENG)
Light Heavyweight	Joseph Akhasamba (KEN)	Dale Brown (CAN)	Nigel Anderson (NZL) Abdu Kaddu (UGA)
Heavyweight	George Onyango (KEN)	Pat Jordan (CAN)	Kevin Onwuka (NGR) Emerio Fainuulua (SAM)
Super Heavyweight	Michael Kenny (NZL)	Liadi Alhassan (GHA)	Vernon Linklater (CAN) Paul Douglas (NIR)

Results

Light-flyweight 48kg

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
Preliminary	Stephen Dotse Ahialey	Shelton Siandavu	5:0
Preliminary	Justin Juuko	Mickey Cantwell	KO 3
Quarter-Final	Darmendra Yadaw	Christopher Bryant	5:0
Quarter-Final	Abdurahman Ramadhani	Paul Weir	5:0
Quarter-Final	Domenic Figliomeni	Anthony Mwanglonda	4:1
Quarter-Final	Justin Juuko	Stephen Dotse Ahialey	3:2
Semi-Final	Abdurahman Ramadhani	Darmendra Yadaw	4:1
Semi-Final	Justin Juuko	Domenic Figliomeni	5:0
Final	Justin Juuko	Abdurahman Ramadhani	4:1

Flyweight 51kg

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
Preliminary	Zoram Thanga	Pupuke Robati	RSC 1
Preliminary	Ben Mwangata	Teboho Mafatle	RSC 3
Preliminary	John McLean	John Lyon	4:1
Preliminary	Born Siwakwi	Alex Baba	3:2
Preliminary	Nokuthula Tshabangu	Graham McIntosh	4:1
Quarter-Final	Maurice Maina	Paul Wills	5:0
Quarter-Final	Wayne McCullough	Ben Mwangata	5:0
Quarter-Final	Born Siwakwi	John McLean	3:2
Quarter-Final	Nokuthula Tshabangu	Zoram Thanga	5:0
Semi-Final	Wayne McCullough	Maurice Maina	5:0
Semi-Final	Nokuthula Tshabangu	Born Siwakwi	5:0
Final	Wayne McCullough	Nokuthula Tshabangu	5:0

Bantamweight 54kg

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
Preliminary	Manoj Pingale	Richard Pittman	RSC 3
Preliminary	Justin Chikwanda	Paul Ireland	5:0
Preliminary	Fred Mutuweta	Keith Howlett	5:0
Preliminary	Eddie Younan	Wilson Docherty	4:1
Preliminary	Geronimo Bie	Danny Masterson	RSCH 1
Preliminary	Mohammed Sabo	Sam Ampiah	KO 2
Quarter-Final	Wesley Christmas	Godfrey Maina	RSCH 2
Quarter-Final	Justin Chikwanda	Manoj Pingale	3:2
Quarter-Final	Geronimo Bie	Eddie Younan	5:0
Quarter-Final	Mohammed Sabo	Fred Mutuweta	5:0
Semi-Final	Geronimo Bie	Wesley Christmas	4:1
Semi-Final	Mohammed Sabo	Justin Chikwanda	5:0
Final	Mohammed Sabo	Geronimo Bie	4:1

Featherweight 57kg

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
Preliminary	Isaac Tembo	Mike Deveney	5:0
Preliminary	Jamie Nicolson	Abdel Ando	KO 2
Preliminary	John Irwin	Shane Samuel	5:0
Preliminary	Michael Strange	Urshall Chandler	3:2
Quarter-Final	David Gakuha	Trust Ndhlovu	5:0
Quarter-Final	Haji Ally	John Williams	5:0
Quarter-Final	John Irwin	Michael Strange	5:0
Quarter-Final	Jamie Nicolson	Isaac Tembo	5:0
Semi-Final	John Irwin	Jamie Nicolson	DQ 3
Semi-Final	Haji Ally	David Gakuha	4:1
Final	John Irwin	Haji Ally	5:0

Lightweight 60kg

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
Preliminary	Rashidi Waheed	Jason Matthews	5:0
Preliminary	Peter Richardson	John Erskine	4:1
Preliminary	Dave Anderson	Augustine Aba	RSCH 3
Preliminary	Justin Rowsell	Gerry Legras	5:0
Preliminary	Godfrey Nyakana	Dave Wickenden	RSCH 2
Preliminary	Billy Irwin	Charles Ojuang	4:1
Quarter-Final	Mabwen Bakari	John Mkangala	5:0
Quarter-Final	Dave Anderson	Peter Richardson	5:0
Quarter-Final	Godfrey Nyakana	Rashidi Waheed	5:0
Quarter-Final	Justin Rowsell	Billy Irwin	5:0
Semi-Final	Justin Rowsell	Mabwen Bakari	4:1
Semi-Final	Godfrey Nyakana	Dave Anderson	3:2
Final	Godfrey Nyakana	Justin Rowsell	3:2

Light-welterweight 63.5kg

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
Extra Preliminary	Michael Smyth	Nuka Woods	RSC 1
Extra Preliminary	Moses James	Soakai Loumoli	KO 1
Preliminary	Charlie Kane	Mokmin Rahman	RSCH 2
Preliminary	Nick Odore	Eddie Fisher	5:0
Preliminary	Duke Chinyadza	Motsamai Kheo	KO 2
Preliminary	Godfrey Wakaabu	Jeffry Bonne	5:0
Preliminary	Jonas Bade	Torepai Maena	RSCH 1
Preliminary	Stefan Scriggins	Lyton Mphande	5:0
Preliminary	Daniel Fulanse	Jim Worrall	KO 2
Preliminary	Moses James	Michael Smyth	KO 1
Quarter-Final	Stefan Scriggins	Daniel Fulanse	3:2
Quarter-Final	Duke Chinyadza	Godfrey Wakaabu	5:0
Quarter-Final	Nick Odore	Jonas Bade	5:0
Quarter-Final	Charlie Kane	Moses James	3:2
Semi-Final	Charlie Kane	Stefan Scriggins	5:0
Semi-Final	Nick Odore	Duke Chinyadza	5:0
Final	Charlie Kane	Nick Odore	3:2

Welterweight 67kg

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
Extra preliminary	Saman Gunaratne	Joshua Kissini	KO 3
Extra preliminary	Moses Kelets	Possa Setemmere	5:0
Preliminary	Robert McCracken	Freeman Barr	5:0
Preliminary	Moses Kelets	Saman Gunaratne	RSCH 2
Preliminary	Alfred Ankamah	Danny Morris	RSCH 2
Preliminary	Ali Athumani	Asomua Naea	RSC 2
Preliminary	Grahame Cheney	Joseph Marva	4:1
Preliminary	Greg Johnson	Joe Lowe	3:2
Preliminary	David Defiagbon	Jim Pender	RSCH 3
Preliminary	Anthony Mwamba	Matthew Esparon	RSC 1
Quarter-Final	Anthony Mwamba	Moses Kelets	KO 1
Quarter-Final	Grahame Cheney	Ali Athumani	4:1
Quarter-Final	Greg Johnson	Robert McCracken	3:2
Quarter-Final	David Defiagbon	Alfred Ankamah	5:0
Semi-Final	Greg Johnson	Grahame Cheney	RSCH 1
Semi-Final	David Defiagbon	Anthony Mwamba	4:1
Final	David Defiagbon	Greg Johnson	5:0

Light-middleweight 71kg

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
Preliminary	Syed Abrar Hussain Shah	Sello Mojela	5:0
Preliminary	Sililo Figota	Jarvis Rodgers	5:0
Preliminary	Omari Kasongo	Jimmy Webb	5:0
Preliminary	John Marvin Penniston	Steven Morrison	5:0
Preliminary	Andry Creery	Gopal Dewang	4:1
Preliminary	Ray Downey	Garry Large	DQ 3
Quarter-Final	Richie Woodhall	Rival Cadeau	4:1
Quarter-Final	Ray Downey	Omari Kasongo	5:0
Quarter-Final	Andry Creery	John Marvin Penniston	KO 2
Quarter-Final	Sililo Figota	Syed Abrar Hussain Shah	5:0
Semi-Final	Richie Woodhall	Sililo Figota	5:0
Semi-Final	Ray Downey	Andry Creery	RSCH 2
Final	Richie Woodhall	Ray Downey	4:1

Middleweight 75kg

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
Preliminary	Stephen Wilson	Hussain Shah	5:0
Preliminary	Michael Bell	Mtendare Makalamba	5:0
Preliminary	Mark Edwards	Mukund Killekar	RSCH 2
Preliminary	Joseph Laryea	Charles Waithaka	5:0
Preliminary	Chris Johnson	Greg Ward	5:0
Quarter-Final	Charles Matata	Ismail Ali	RSCI 1
Quarter-Final	Joseph Laryea	King Faoa Wong	KO 1
Quarter-Final	Mark Edwards	Michael Bell	RSCH 3
Quarter-Final	Chris Johnson	Stephen Wilson	RSCH 2
Semi-Final	Joseph Laryea	Charles Matata	AB 2
Semi-Final	Chris Johnson	Mark Edwards	3:2
Final	Chris Johnson	Joseph Laryea	5:0

Light-heavyweight 81kg

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
Preliminary	Nigel Anderson	Andrew Caulfield	5:0
Preliminary	Monty Wright	Sione Vaveni Taliaʻuli	4:1
Preliminary	Dale Brown	Olderick Esparon	5:0
Quarter-Final	Joseph Abdul Kaddu	Herman Palije	5:0
Quarter-Final	Joseph Akhasamba	Fulu Faalenuu	RSCI 2
Quarter-Final	Dale Brown	Meldon Orr	RSC 2
Quarter-Final	Nigel Anderson	Monty Wright	w/o
Semi-Final	Dale Brown	Nigel Anderson	4:1
Semi-Final	Joseph Akhasamba	Joseph Abdul Kaddu	5:0
Final	Joseph Akhasamba	Dale Brown	AB 3

Heavyweight 91kg

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
Quarter-Final	Kevin Onwuka	Justin Fortune	4:1
Quarter-Final	George Onyango	Eliphers Mubiru	RSCH 2
Semi-Final	Pat Jordan	Emerio Fainuulua	4:1
Semi-Final	George Onyango	Kevin Onwuka	4:1
Final	George Onyango	Pat Jordan	5:0

Super Heavyweight +91kg

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
Preliminary	Sunday Abiodun	Pat Passley	4:1
Quarter-Final	Paul Douglas	Taulau Fale	RSCH 2
Quarter-Final	Vernon Linklater	Paul Gatti	3:2
Quarter-Final	Michael Ken	Kevin McCormack	5:0
Quarter-Final	Liadi Al-Hassan	Sunday Abiodun	KO 1
Semi-Final	Michael Ken	Vernon Linklater	5:0
Semi-Final	Liadi Al-Hassan	Paul Douglas	RSCI 3
Final	Michael Kenny	Liadi Al-Hassan	5:0

References

^ "Medal Standings Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
^ "The Boxing at the Auckland Commonwealth Games 1990". Earth Media. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
^ "John wins Games gold". South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times. 2 February 1990. p. 44. Retrieved 31 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
^ "Commonwealth Games - Auckland, New Zealand - January 24 - February 3 1990". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

[1] "Medal Standings Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2026.

[2] "The Boxing at the Auckland Commonwealth Games 1990". Earth Media. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

[3] "John wins Games gold". South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times. 2 February 1990. p. 44. Retrieved 31 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

[5] "Commonwealth Games - Auckland, New Zealand - January 24 - February 3 1990". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya	2	2	2	6
2	Uganda	2	0	2	4
3	England	2	0	1	3
3	Nigeria	2	0	1	3
5	Canada	1	5	2	8
6	New Zealand*	1	0	2	3
7	Northern Ireland	1	0	1	2
7	Scotland	1	0	1	2
9	Ghana	0	2	0	2
10	Australia	0	1	3	4
11	Tanzania	0	1	1	2
11	Zimbabwe	0	1	1	2
13	Zambia	0	0	3	3
14	Samoa	0	0	2	2
15	Guyana	0	0	1	1
15	India	0	0	1	1
Totals (16 entries)		12	12	24	48

Sports at the 1990 Commonwealth Games (Auckland)
Core Sports	Aquatics Athletics Badminton Boxing Cycling Gymnastics Judo Lawn bowls Shooting Weightlifting
Demonstration Sports	Netball Triathlon