St Sylvester’s College, Kandy and Hemamali Girl’s College, Kandy emerged champions in the BASL Youth Boxing Championship to retain the General Jagath Jayasuriya Challenge Trophy conducted by the Boxing Association of Sri Lanka at Sahas Uyana, Kandy.
Stubbs Shield champions St Sylvester’s won a total of nine medals consisting of four gold medals, three silver and two bronze medals while Hemamali won five gold medals and one silver medal.
Formerly a tournament for Cadet boxers, this tournament is for 17-18 year olds.
Royal College, Colombo were runners up in the boys division also winning a total of nine medals comprising two gold, two silver and five bronze medals.
The Hemamali girls champion boxers comprising Chathuri Siriwardena, KAM Sandeepani, RMGS Ratnayake, HGS Sewwandi, UGSD Perera and AMU Devindi
Sripalee College, Horana were runners-up in the girls’ category winning a total of eight medals consisting of four gold medals, one silver and three bronze medals.
IND Thathsara of Nalanda College, Colombo who won the fly weight (51kg) title defeating Sylvestrian PGTP Maduwantha was adjudged the Best Boxer (men) while KMN Sandeepani of Hemamali who won the Fly weight (52kg) title was picked as the Best Boxer (women).
There were outstanding performances from Stubbs Shield Best Boxer Royalist Thenuwan Meegalle who outpointed Sylvestrian TL Dharmapriya in the Feather weight (57kg); Best Boxer at this meet last year Sylvestrian KGSK Heshan won a tough duel against Sri Lanka junior international and medallist A Azil of Zahira College, Colombo in the Light weight (60kg) final and Trinitian Shezan Odayar who scored a stunning first round win over another Sri Lanka junior international Royalist Malith Bandara in the Middle weight (75kg) final.
NM Abdulrahaman (54kg), JMT Deshan (63.5kg) and SGM Azhar (71kg) were the other gold medal winners for St Sylvester’s.
All Island National School Games Best Boxer and Best Boxer at this meet last year Chathuni Siriwardena (50kg), HGS Sewwandi (57kg), UGSD Perera (63kg) and AMU Devindi (81kg) were the other gold medal winners for Hemamali.
