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Canberra Boxing Bulletin Edition 15 December 2000—January 2001 Inside this issue:
Tuggeranong boxer wins NSW State Title Michael Ninness from Kambah is the first person in 20 years to claim a senior NSW Amateur Boxing Title for the ACT. The NSW Titles were conducted at Campbelltown over the weekend 9-10 December and Michael who boxes for the Canberra Police & Citizens Youth Club in Tuggeranong competed in the 91kg Heavyweight Division. Michael received a bye into the Semi Final on Sunday morning and was matched with Paul Sloan, an experienced boxer from the Blacktown PCYC. Paul’s walk-up style suited Michael who racked up early points. The referee was called into action in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, placing three standing-8 counts on Michael's opponent. The referee stopped the contest late in the 3rd round, ruling that Michael had clearly outclassed his opponent. In the finals bout, Michael was matched with James Sekulouski from Bankstown PCYC. In a previous meeting between the two, Michael had prevailed with a close points decision. On this occasion there was little doubt as to the superior boxer with Michael racking up a lead of 15 points to end the bout inside three rounds. In the computer scoring system once a boxer is 15 points ahead a bout may be ended. The win lifts Michael into contention for several international tournaments. Whilst the competition at that level would be welcomed the goal remains the Australian Titles to be held in New South Wales next October as a stepping-stone for the next Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002.
Mick Ninnes (2nd from left) with Garry Hamilton, Richard Terry & Marc Tawton—the smiles say it all! State Championships Winners of the 2000 NSW Championships held at Campbelltown PCYC 9-10 Dec Schoolboys 51 kg John Akauola Juniors 51 kg Daniel Brown 54 kg Bilal Dib 60 kg Michael Johnston 67 kg Jason Hartman Seniors Feather 57 kg Tommy Brown Light 60 kg Robert Medley Light Welter 63.5 kg Goran Pavic Welter 67 kg Rod Hanns Light Middle 71 kg Shane Lodge Middle 75 kg Tyrone Timperi Light Heavy 81 kg Dan Kearney Heavy 91 kg Michael Ninnes Super Heavy +91 kg Danny Morgan Results of all the bouts (including the preliminaries) are available on the internet, at http://ozboxing.org, under Events-2000-NSW State Titles—open or not? Regrettably, several boxers were refused weigh-in at the State Titles because they had not had adequate experience. As the titles have previously been regarded as "open" to anyone, we are asking NSWABA for a firm ruling on this matter. 2001 Calendar The 2001 boxing calendar for NSW/ACT is expected to be available at the end of January, and will be published in the next edition of Canberra Boxing Bulletin. Canberra is seeking to have a minimum of 4 tournaments included in the calendar. Arafura Games 2001—Darwin The 2001 Arafura Games in Darwin will be held in May. It is understood that NSWABA will conduct a round-robin selection for these games in February 2001. National Titles 2001 Amateur Boxing Australia has decided that the 2001 National Titles will be held in October in Sydney. New state judges Canberra’s zone judges Richard Terry and Tony Whelan sat for their written and practical examinations for State Level at the titles on 9-10 December. There will be a course in Canberra in February or March, for people wanting to become new zone judges. The date will be settled shortly - contact 0407 266920 for information. Under-14 boxers in NSW and ACT The NSW Govt’s administrative ban on under-14 boxers remains in place. In 2000, NSWABA decided not to register their under-14 athletes at all, thereby depriving them of the chance to box interstate (including in the ACT). NSWABA has now reversed this policy so we will see under-14 bouts in Canberra in 2001. Seasons Greetings ACT Boxing Inc congratulates Canberra boxers, coaches, officials & volunteers for their hard work in 2000. Special thanks to Newsagency1, N1 Internet Services, Jack Pappas, Dr Ross Bills, Dr Steve Myers, Thea Harris, Mary Gleeson and Marguerite McKinnon for their support. We hope you have an enjoyable Christmas break, and we look forward to seeing you early in 2001. Boxer registration 2001 Boxers registering or re-registering in 2001 can do so by contacting the Secretary of ACT Boxing (on 0407 266920). The registration forms have been revised—please don’t use old forms as they are no longer valid.. ACT Boxing - Board Members President: Rob Barron Vice-President: Shane Drumgold Secretary: Tony Whelan Treasurer: Dick Reid Board members: Karen O’Brien , Georgia Gleeson, David Delfino, Peter Blencowe ACT Boxing Inc acknowledges the assistance of the ACT Bureau of Sport and Recreation. |
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