Boxing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Boxing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueForum Centre, Manchester Arena
LocationManchester, England
Dates25 July to 4 August 2002
Competitors217 from 43 nations

Boxing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was the 17th appearance of the Boxing at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August 2002 and featured contests in twelve weight classes.[1]

The boxing events were held at the Forum Centre in the Manchester Evening News Arena.[2][3]

Australia topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning three gold medals.[4][5]

Manchester Arena
David Dixon

Competition schedule

P Preliminary rounds ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals F Final
Date → Fri 26 Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat 3
Light flyweight P ¼ ½ F
Flyweight P P ¼ ½ F
Bantamweight P P ¼ ½ F
Featherweight P P ¼ ½ F
Lightweight P P ¼ ½ F
Light welterweight P P ¼ ½ F
Welterweight P P ¼ ½ F
Light middleweight P P ¼ ½ F
Middleweight P ¼ ½ F
Light heavyweight P ¼ ½ F
Heavyweight P ¼ ½ F
Super heavyweight P ¼ ½ F

Source:[6]

Participating nations

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (England)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia3014
2 England*2327
3 Canada2237
4 Zambia1124
5 India1113
6 Nigeria1023
7 Wales1012
8 Pakistan1001
9 Uganda0202
10 South Africa0123
11 Botswana0112
12 Trinidad and Tobago0101
13 Namibia0022
 New Zealand0022
 Scotland0022
16 Barbados0011
 Lesotho0011
 Malaysia0011
Totals (18 entries)12122448

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Flyweight Mohammed Ali Qamar
 India
Darran Langley
 England
Taoreed Ajabe
 Nigeria
Zamzai Azizi Mohamed
 Malaysia
Flyweight Kennedy Kanyanta
 Zambia
Lechedzani Luza
 Botswana
Sébastien Gauthier
 Canada
Nzimeni Msutu
 South Africa
Bantamweight Justin Kane
 Australia
Andrew Kooner
 Canada
Ezekiel Letuka
 Lesotho
Mark Moran
 England
Featherweight Haider Ali
 Pakistan
Som Bahadur Pun
 India
Benoit Gaudet
 Canada
Joshua Veikko
 Namibia
Lightweight Jamie Arthur
 Wales
Denis Zimba
 Zambia
Gilbert Khunwane
 Botswana
Andy Morris
 England
Light Welterweight Darren Barker
 England
Mohammed Kayongo
 Uganda
Davidson Emenogu
 Nigeria
Davis Mwale
 Zambia
Welterweight Daniel Geale
 Australia
Kwanele Zulu
 South Africa
Danny Codling
 New Zealand
Paulus Ali Nuumbembe
 Namibia
Light Middleweight Jean Pascal
 Canada
Paul Smith
 England
Junior Greenidge
 Barbados
Craig McEwan
 Scotland
Middleweight Paul Miller
 Australia
Steven Birch
 England
Jitender Kumar
 India
Michael Walchuk
 Canada
Light heavyweight Jegbefumere Albert
 Nigeria
Joseph Lubega
 Uganda
Ben McEachran
 Australia
Daniel Venter
 South Africa
Heavyweight Jason Douglas
 Canada
Kertson Manswell
 Trinidad and Tobago
Shane Cameron
 New Zealand
Andrew Young
 Scotland
Super Heavyweight David Dolan
 England
David Cadieux
 Canada
Gozie Dijeh
 Zambia
Kevin Evans
 Wales

Results

Light-flyweight 48kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary England Darren Langley Northern Ireland Paul Baker 24:19
Preliminary Malaysia Zamzadi Azizi Bin Mohd Fiji Taslim Shah RSCO 2
Preliminary Namibia Joseph Jermia Cyprus Roudik Kazandzhyan 39:20
Preliminary India Mohammed Ali Qamar Kenya Suleiman Bilali RSCI 2
Preliminary Lesotho Sebusiso Keketsi Australia Romesh Fernando RSCO 2
Preliminary South Africa Phumzile Matyhila Papua New Guinea Jack Willie RSCO 1
Preliminary Nigeria Taoreed Ajagbe Sri Lanka Nayanajith Alexander 21:16
Quarter-Final England Darren Langley Ghana Joseph Martey 23:8
Quarter-Final Malaysia Zamzadi Azizi Bin Mohd Namibia Joseph Jermia 15:14
Quarter-Final India Mohammed Ali Qamar Lesotho Sebusiso Keketsi RSCO 2
Quarter-Final Nigeria Taoreed Ajagbe South Africa Phumzile Matyhila 14:11
Semi-Final England Darren Langley Malaysia Zamzadi Azizi Bin Mohd 19:18
Semi-Final India Mohammed Ali Qamar Nigeria Taoreed Ajagbe 27:13
Final India Mohammed Ali Qamar England Darren Langley 27:25

Flyweight 51kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Extra preliminary Nigeria Sunday Michael Tanzania Rajab Omary Mbwana 19:8
Extra preliminary Kenya Bernard Ngumba Papua New Guinea Raphael Lare 18:16
Extra preliminary Sri Lanka Anurudha Rathnayake Australia Bradley Hore 14:7
Extra preliminary Canada Sebastien Gauthier Northern Ireland Liam Cunningham 30:11
Extra preliminary Lesotho Emanuel Nketu India Dalvir Singh 23:14
Preliminary Uganda Martin Mubiru The Bahamas Shimon Bain KO 2
Preliminary South Africa Nzimeni Msutu England Matthew Marsh KO 2
Preliminary Malaysia Rahib Ahmad Malawi Wilson Masamba 23:7
Preliminary Botswana Lechedzani Luza Eswatini Jabulani Gina RSC 2
Preliminary Mauritius Bruno Julie Nigeria Sunday Michael 27:17
Preliminary Zambia Kennedy Kanyanta Wales Matthew Edmonds RSCO 2
Preliminary Sri Lanka Anurudha Rathnayake Kenya Bernard Ngumba Irungu RSCH 1
Preliminary Canada Sebastien Gauthier Lesotho Emanuel Nketu RSC 2
Quarter-Final South Africa Nzimeni Msutu Uganda Martin Mubiru 48:35
Quarter-Final Botswana Lechedzani Luza Malaysia Rahib Ahmad DQ 4
Quarter-Final Zambia Kennedy Kanyanta Mauritius Bruno Julie 30:21
Quarter-Final Canada Sebastien Gauthier Sri Lanka Anurudha Rathnayake 28:19
Semi-Final Botswana Lechedzani Luza South Africa Nzimeni Msutu 34:23
Semi-Final Zambia Kennedy Kanyanta Canada Sebastien Gauthier 34:26
Final Zambia Kennedy Kanyanta Botswana Lechedzani Luza 25:12

Bantamweight 54kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Extra preliminary Canada Andrew Kooner Mauritius Riaz Durgahed 22:6
Extra preliminary Lesotho Ezekiel Letuka India Dingko Singh 14:12
Extra preliminary Nigeria Shehu Memud Zimbabwe Fernando Tom RSCH 2
Extra preliminary Wales Darren Edwards Botswana Khumiso Ikgopoleng 24:8
Extra preliminary South Africa Ludumo Galada Trinidad and Tobago Michel Agard 20:6
Preliminary England Mark Moran Kenya David Munyasia 22:18
Preliminary Northern Ireland Martin Lindsay Sri Lanka Manju Wanjarachchi 26:20
Preliminary Tanzania Emilian Patrick Malawi Kenneth Chinthenga RSCO 2
Preliminary Australia Justin Kane Ghana Jonathan Yartey RSCO 3
Preliminary Canada Andrew Kooner Sierra Leone Franklyn Mayei RSCO 2
Preliminary Lesotho Ezekiel Letuka Nigeria Shehu Memud 21:19
Preliminary Eswatini Thokozani Masuku Fiji Gyanendra Kumar Singh 37:19
Preliminary South Africa Ludumo Galada Wales Darren Edwards +12:12
Quarter-Final England Mark Moran Northern Ireland Martin Lindsay RSCO 2
Quarter-Final Australia Justin Kane Tanzania Emilian Patrick RSCO 1
Quarter-Final Canada Andrew Kooner Eswatini Thokozani Masuku KO 2
Quarter-Final Lesotho Ezekiel Letuka South Africa Ludumo Galada 31:30
Semi-Final Australia Justin Kane England Mark Moran 26:24
Semi-Final Canada Andrew Kooner Lesotho Ezekiel Letuka 37:29
Final Australia Justin Kane Canada Andrew Kooner +34:34

Featherweight 57kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Extra preliminary Canada Benoit Gaudet Sri Lanka Nilantha Walisundara 22:8
Extra preliminary Zambia Jonathan Mwila Ghana Thomas Aryeetey 19:18
Extra preliminary Pakistan Haider Ali Mauritius Michael Medor 12:10
Extra preliminary Wales Peter Ashton Northern Ireland Kevin O'Hara 24:7
Extra preliminary Lesotho Thandi Ntjona Guyana Rudolph Fraser 12:11
Extra preliminary Uganda Dennis Mwanje Seychelles Kitson Julie RSCH 3
Preliminary Tanzania Petro Mtagwa Papua New Guinea Ben Tami Jr RSC 2
Preliminary Namibia Joshua Veikko Australia Greg Eadie 31:26
Preliminary Botswana Leslie Sekotswe Cyprus Ovidiu Bobîrnat w/o
Preliminary India Som Bahadur Pun Nigeria Abolore Madoti RSCO 3
Preliminary England Stephen Bell Trinidad and Tobago Devon Jones RSCO 2
Preliminary Canada Benoit Gaudet Zambia Jonathan Mwila RSCO 2
Preliminary Pakistan Haider Ali Wales Peter Ashton 25:14
Preliminary Uganda Dennis Mwanje Lesotho Thandi Ntjona RSC 2
Quarter-Final Namibia Joshua Veikko Tanzania Petro Mtagwa 29:17
Quarter-Final India Som Bahadur Pun Botswana Leslie Sekotswe 35:29
Quarter-Final Canada Benoit Gaudet England Stephen Bell 18:15
Quarter-Final Pakistan Haider Ali Uganda Dennis Mwanje 20:7
Semi-Final India Som Bahadur Pun Namibia Joshua Veikko RSCO 3
Semi-Final Pakistan Haider Ali Canada Benoit Gaudet 16:7
Final Pakistan Haider Ali India Som Bahadur Pun 28:10

Lightweight 60kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Extra preliminary England Andy Morris Jamaica Courtney Harvey RSCO 3
Extra preliminary India Reji Ramanand Trinidad and Tobago Jules De Gannes RSCO 3
Extra preliminary Lesotho Koloba Sehloho Ghana King Abbey 24:16
Extra preliminary Wales Jamie Arthur Scotland Mark Hastie 21:12
Extra preliminary Canada Antonin Décarie Seychelles Jean-Paul Mellie 26:10
Extra preliminary Malaysia Adnan Yusoh Cyprus Polydoros Polydorou RSCI 3
Extra preliminary Mozambique Justino Miambo Australia Allan Luxford 20:15
Extra preliminary Namibia Nicanor Natangwe Eswatini Musa Simelane RSCH 2
Extra preliminary Samoa Sada Wulf Papua New Guinea Henry Kungsi 35:20
Extra preliminary Botswana Gilbert Khunwane Netherlands Antilles Dorian Allen RSCO 2
Preliminary Mauritius Giovanni Frontin Tanzania Karim Matumla 32:27
Preliminary Zambia Denis Zimba Grenada Kennis Joseph 25:16
Preliminary Nigeria Saheed Adigun Salawu Belize Joseph Eagan RSC
Preliminary England Andy Morris India Reji Ramanand 29:16
Preliminary Wales Jamie Arthur Lesotho Koloba Sehloho 20:9
Preliminary Malaysia Adnan Yusoh Canada Antonin Décarie 22:15
Preliminary Namibia Nicanor Natangwe Mozambique Justino Miambo 24:16
Preliminary Botswana Gilbert Khunwane Samoa Sada Wulf 32:19
Quarter-Final Zambia Denis Zimba Mauritius Giovanni Frontin 29:28
Quarter-Final England Andy Morris Nigeria Saheed Adigun Salawu RSCO 2
Quarter-Final Wales Jamie Arthur Malaysia Adnan Yusoh RSCO 2
Quarter-Final Botswana Gilbert Khunwane Namibia Nicanor Natangwe 27:16
Semi-Final Zambia Denis Zimba England Andy Morris 26:22
Semi-Final Wales Jamie Arthur Botswana Gilbert Khunwane 31:28
Final Wales Jamie Arthur Zambia Denis Zimba 37:35

Light-welterweight 63.5kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Extra Preliminary Ghana Emmanuel Lartey Namibia Jason Nuele 25:15
Extra Preliminary England Darren Barker Northern Ireland Paul McCloskey 20:15
Extra Preliminary Jamaica Sheldon Rudolph New Zealand Daniel Headifen +20:20
Extra Preliminary Cyprus Ionas Hristodoulou Lesotho Tsepe Matete KO 2
Extra Preliminary Nigeria Davidson Emenogu Malaysia Mohamad Zainudin RSCO 3
Extra Preliminary Canada Roberto Romero Eswatini Ndumiso Bonginkhis Zwane RSCO 2
Extra Preliminary Scotland Kevin Anderson Pakistan Asghar Ali Shah 29:18
Preliminary Zambia Davis Mwale Tanzania Julius William RSCO 3
Preliminary Australia Jarrod Fletcher Botswana Dintwa Sloca 17:13
Preliminary Uganda Mohamed Kayongo Samoa Vaiavea Tausaga RSC 1
Preliminary Ghana Emmanuel Lartey Trinidad and Tobago Michael Springer RSCH 2
Preliminary England Darren Barker Jamaica Sheldon Rudolph RSCO 3
Preliminary Nigeria Davidson Emenogu Cyprus Ionas Hristodoulou 20:14
Preliminary Scotland Kevin Anderson Canada Roberto Romero 38:20
Quarter-Final Zambia Davis Mwale Wales Vivian Bryan RSC 4
Quarter-Final Uganda Mohamed Kayongo Australia Jarrod Fletcher 25:22
Quarter-Final England Darren Barker Ghana Emmanuel Lartey 24:8
Quarter-Final Nigeria Davidson Emenogu Scotland Kevin Anderson 40:23
Semi-Final Uganda Mohamed Kayongo Zambia Davis Mwale 28:22
Semi-Final Uganda Darren Barker Nigeria Davidson Emenogu w/o
Final England Darren Barker Uganda Mohamed Kayongo 18:14

Welterweight 67kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Extra preliminary England Daniel Happe Canada Ryan Savage 23:6
Preliminary Sierra Leone Tony Cesay Malaysia Shuhari Hussain 26:9
Preliminary Australia Daniel Geale Jamaica Tsetsi Davis RSCO 3
Preliminary New Zealand Danny Codling Zimbabwe Victor Masunga RSCO 2
Preliminary Nigeria Olanrewaju Ekundayo The Bahamas Taureano Johnson 20:15
Preliminary South Africa Kwanele Zulu Northern Ireland Gary McClure RSCO 1
Preliminary Scotland Colin McNeil Kenya Absolom Okoth +30:30
Preliminary Namibia Paulus Nuumbebme Lesotho Lohlohonolo Snyman RSCO 3
Preliminary Wales Tony Doherty England Daniel Happe 33:22
Quarter-Final Australia Daniel Geale Sierra Leone Tony Cesay 25:13
Quarter-Final New Zealand Danny Codling Nigeria Olanrewaju Ekundayo 37:24
Quarter-Final South Africa Kwanele Zulu Scotland Colin McNeil RSCO 2
Quarter-Final Namibia Paulus Nuumbebme Wales Tony Doherty RSCI 1
Semi-Final Australia Daniel Geale New Zealand Danny Codling 27:13
Semi-Final South Africa Kwanele Zulu Namibia Paulus Nuumbebme 39:30
Final Australia Daniel Geale South Africa Kwanele Zulu 26:17

Light-middleweight 71kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Extra preliminary Ghana Thomas Awimbono Trinidad and Tobago Anthony St.Clair 19:??
Extra preliminary Cameroon Foster Nkodo Northern Ireland Gerard McAuley 19:18
Extra preliminary England Paul Smith Wales Lee Jones RSCO 3
Preliminary Barbados Junior Greenidge New Zealand Kahukura Bentson 31:25
Preliminary Cyprus Savas Kokkinos The Bahamas Anthony Major 31:29
Preliminary Australia Jamie Pittman Tanzania Hassan Mraba Mzonge RSCO 3
Preliminary Canada Jean Pascal Lesotho Ulric Caramba-Coker RSCH 2
Preliminary Scotland Craig McEwen Sierra Leone Mosolesa Tsie RSCO 2
Preliminary South Africa Khotso Godfrey Motau Nigeria Aziz Olumegbon RSCO 3
Preliminary Ghana Thomas Awimbono Samoa Alema Vaele RSCO 3
Preliminary England Paul Smith Cameroon Foster Nkodo RSCO 3
Quarter-Final Barbados Junior Greenidge Cyprus Savas Kokkinos 35:25
Quarter-Final Canada Jean Pascal Australia Jamie Pittman 20:14
Quarter-Final Scotland Craig McEwen South Africa Khotso Godfrey Motau 16:1
Quarter-Final England Paul Smith Ghana Thomas Awimbono 21:17
Semi-Final Canada Jean Pascal Barbados Junior Greenidge RSCO 2
Semi-Final England Paul Smith Scotland Craig McEwen 20:19
Final Canada Jean Pascal England Paul Smith 18:16

Middleweight 75kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary India Jitender Kumar Sierra Leone Joseph Farmer KO 1
Preliminary Nigeria Murtala Abdulsalam Ghana Ernest Amuzu RSCI 1
Preliminary England Steven Birch Northern Ireland Conall Carmichael 32:21
Preliminary Scotland Steven McGuire Trinidad and Tobago Simeon Prince RSCO 3
Preliminary Wales Mike Allen Solomon Islands Warren Pugeva RSCO 2
Preliminary Canada Michael Walchuk Mozambique Joao Ferreira RSCO 2
Preliminary Australia Paul Miller Zambia Derrick Fimbo RSCO 2
Preliminary The Bahamas Jermaine Mackey Samoa Lualima Tokiana KO 3
Quarter-Final India Jitender Kumar Nigeria Murtala Abdulsalam 16:14
Quarter-Final England Steven Birch Scotland Steven McGuire 33:20
Quarter-Final Canada Michael Walchuk Wales Mike Allen 34:21
Quarter-Final Australia Paul Miller The Bahamas Jermaine Mackey RSCO 2
Semi-Final England Steven Birch India Jitender Kumar 32:23
Semi-Final Australia Paul Miller Canada Michael Walchuk +25:25
Final Australia Paul Miller England Steven Birch 20:14

Light-heavyweight 81kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary South Africa Danie Venter Scotland Lee Ramsay 22:4
Preliminary Barbados Shawn Cox Malawi Pascal Simwaza RSC 2
Preliminary Nigeria Jegbefumere Albert Sierra Leone David Kowah RSC 2
Preliminary England Courtney Fry Cameroon Bertrand Tietsia 23:9
Quarter-Final Uganda Joseph Lubega Netherlands Antilles Gavin Clersaint RSCH 1
Quarter-Final Australia Ben McEachran Wales James Whitfield 27:18
Quarter-Final South Africa Danie Venter Barbados Shawn Cox 34:25
Quarter-Final Nigeria Jegbefumere Albert England Courtney Fry 27:22
Semi-Final Uganda Joseph Lubega Australia Ben McEachran RSCI 2
Semi-Final Nigeria Jegbefumere Albert South Africa Danie Venter 30:18
Final Nigeria Jegbefumere Albert Uganda Joseph Lubega 16:8

Heavyweight 91kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary Trinidad and Tobago Kertson Manswell Australia Michael Ninness 9:4
Preliminary Jamaica Kerron Speid Northern Ireland Shane Curran 5:0 (J)
Preliminary New Zealand Shane Cameron Nigeria Solomon Ataga RSC 2
Preliminary England David Haye Pakistan Shoukat Ali RSCO 3
Preliminary Canada Jason Douglas Ghana Theophilus Blue RSC 2
Quarter-Final Scotland Andrew Young Wales Lee Milsjen RSC 1
Quarter-Final Trinidad and Tobago Kertson Manswell Ghana Charles Quartey 22:18
Quarter-Final New Zealand Shane Cameron Jamaica Kerron Speid 42:23
Quarter-Final Canada Jason Douglas England David Haye w/o
Semi-Final Trinidad and Tobago Kertson Manswell Scotland Andrew Young 20:6
Semi-Final Canada Jason Douglas New Zealand Shane Cameron RSCO 2
Final Canada Jason Douglas Trinidad and Tobago Kertson Manswell 20:13

Super Heavyweight +91kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary England David Dolan The Bahamas Jerry Butler RSC 2
Preliminary Niue Star Tauasi Australia David Turner RSC 2
Preliminary Wales Kevin Evans Northern Ireland Cathal McMonagle 24:9
Preliminary Mauritius Michael Macaque India Harpal Singh 20:18
Quarter-Final Canada David Cadieux Grenada Sebastian Stiell RSCO 2
Quarter-Final Nigeria Dijeh Gozie Scotland Ian Millarvie 26:24
Quarter-Final England David Dolan Niue Star Tauasi RSCO 2
Quarter-Final Wales Kevin Evans Mauritius Michael Macaque 19:9
Semi-Final Canada David Cadieux Nigeria Dijeh Gozie 33:19
Semi-Final England David Dolan Wales Kevin Evans RSCI 1
Final England David Dolan Canada David Cadieux 27:20

See also

References

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