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Canberra Boxing Bulletin #7 - June 1999 Contents Young results ACT Boxing incorporates Arafura Games ACT Boxing Site Judging a bout Upcoming events NSWABA Courses Strategic Planning About this Bulletin Published by There were 14 bouts and 3 exhibitions at the Young tournament on Sat 22 May, with a sizeable crowd present, excellent trophies, and some very good boxing. Canberra boxers’ results:
Turner’s Mike Smith was unmatched and did a vigorous exhibition bout with Phillip Smith from Dubbo. Full results of Southern Districts tournaments appear on the Amateur Boxing website at www2.dynamite.com.au/phoenix On 15th May, a meeting was held to formally constitute ACT Boxing Incorporated. ACT Boxing’s mission is "To have a substantial and broad cross-section of the A.C.T. community participating in physical activity through boxing" Our constitutional objects are:
Inaugural office-bearers are: President: David James Treasurer: Garry Hamilton Secretary: Tony Whelan Board members: Bob Barron, Simon Mitchell, Kunal Bhatia. Any person or group can seek membership of ACT Boxing. Registration of boxers and coaches, and conduct of tournaments, currently remains as NSWABA’s responsibility. Here are the Australian finalists at the Arafura Games held in Darwin 22-29 May. 91 KG + Silver Jamie Sammut WA 91 KG Gold John Vaughn QLD Silver Garry Large NSW Bronze Scott Spies NT Bronze Alfie Kearney NT 81 KG Gold Ken Dalton QLD Bronze Jeff Erichsen WA 75 KG Gold Allan Benson QLD Silver Damian Dennis NSW Bronze Jeremy Manning WA 71 KG Gold Jeremy Allan WA Bronze Mathew Sneddon NT Bronze Shane Simpson NSW 67 KG Silver Brett Eckermann SA Bronze John Eckel QLD Bronze Shane Bentley WA 63.5 KG Silver Craig Niemann NSW Bronze Adam Graham Vardy WA 60 KG Gold James Swan NT Bronze Gabriele Falabella QLD 57 KG Bronze Sammy Jewell NT Bronze Stewie Fraser NSW 54 KG Silver Justin Feikel QLD 51 KG Silver Ben Serrano NSW 48 KG Silver Brad Hoggarth WA ACT Boxing has set up an internet page at www2.dynamite .com.au/phoenix/actboxing We’ll be developing the content of the site over the coming months. Suggestions welcome. We all think we know who the winner was, but many people don’t know how boxing judges actually make their decisions. The material below summarises the method used – but for full details refer to a rulebook. For each round, a boxer starts off with 20 points. During a round the judge keeps track of who has landed the most scoring blows. Non-scoring blows are those which infringe rules, or which do not involve the knuckle area of the closed glove, or which land on the arms, or which connect without the weight of the body or shoulder. At the end of the round, the boxer with less scoring blows has the 20 points reduced; the amount of reduction depends on the difference in number of scoring blows. For every three blows, one point is deducted, so if Blue has 6 less scoring blows than Red, Blue’s score is reduced by 2 points (to 18). The score for the round would therefore be Red 20, Blue 18. At the end of a bout, the scores for the rounds are totalled, and the boxer with the greater score is nominated as winner by the judge. Where judges nominations are not unanimous, the majority prevails. Where a boxer is warned by the referee for a foul, the referee stops the bout and explicitly directs the judges’ attention to the foul; it is noted on the scorecards. After the score for a round is calculated (as above), a penalty adjustment (1 point) is then made for each warning.A caution by a referee does not stop the bout nor involve a penalty, but three cautions for the same foul will result in a penalty. There are 3 or 5 judges at a bout, depending on the nature of the event. Bouts involving titles will have 5 judges. If two boxers are wearing similarly coloured clothes, gloves and head-guards, there is greater potential for a judge to make a mistake when attributing scores. Hence the headgear, singlets and gloves should correspond with the corner colour (red or blue). Some selected NSWABA tournaments coming up: Sat 19 June Sutherland PCYC Sat 26 June Oakdale Workers Club Sat 26 June Bathurst PCYC Sat 17 July Newcastle PCYC The following New South Wales Amateur Boxing Association courses will be held Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September 1999 at Blacktown Police & Community Club, 30 Second Avenue, Blacktown. Level I Coaching - new Candidates Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 Sept 9am -4.30pm $27. Bring a clean towel and gym shoes as you will be required to demonstrate some practical drills. Level I & II Coaching - Refresher Courses Saturday 4 Sept 9am - 4.30pm $15. Bring Yellow Log Book. Level 11 Coaching - Seminar for new Candidates Sunday 5 Sept 9am - 4.30pm $60. Bring your Yellow Log Book. You will be given a Text Book and a list of questions for an open Book Examination to be returned by Tuesday 5 October. Referee and Judges course and examination Saturday 4 & Sun 5 Sept 9am - 4.30pm Only people who intend to officiate at tournaments regularly as Technical Officials should attend the R&J course.Contact George Turner, PO Box 47, Greenacre 2190, phone XXXXXXXX for further info. The Board of ACT Boxing is holding a strategic planning meeting on Sunday 6 June at 4.30pm, at the Underground Training Centre, Liardet St, Weston. This is a small-group session, any wanting to be involved should contact Tony Whelan on 0416 036627. Canberra Boxing Bulletin is the newsletter of ACT Boxing Inc., and is published at the start of every month. Opinions are those of the editor or of contributors, unless explicitly denoted as ACT Boxing policy. Short articles and news items are welcomed. Email us at actboxing@hotmail.com or fax material to 02 6292 9674
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