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The hard-copy CBB is now prepared using MS Publisher; this online version contains the same information but is not laid out in the same manner. Canberra Boxing Bulletin Edition 18, May 2001 Arafura - Ninness wins Gold Medal The biannual Arafura Games were held in Darwin 19-26 May, with boxing one of the popular sports. Competitors came from all parts of Australia, nations throughout the Asia-Pacific and beyond. Tuggeranong’s Michael Ninnes represented NSW/ACT in the heavyweight division, and comes home with the Gold Medal. An excellent result for Michael and for Canberra, and a sign of bigger things to come - Commonwealth Games 2002 are in Michael’s sights. The other NSWABA boxers were Emmett Gazzard (51kg), Ben Serrano (54), Greg Eadie (57) (Gold), Chris Ryan (60), Rob Medley (63.5), Goran Pavic (67) (Silver), Shane Lodge (71) & Dan Kearney (81kg) (Gold). Get ready for 2 June tournament at ANU The next Canberra tournament is just a week away, and will be held in the Union building at the Australian National University in Acton on Saturday night, 2nd June. Doors open 5.30pm, programme commences 6pm sharp. Park off University Av (via North Rd off Barry Dve) or in the Childers Street car-park in Civic opposite the Workers Club, or at the end of Kingsley St (off Barry Dve). The Union has a fully licensed bar and hot food outlets, and will accommodate around 500 people. Tickets are $15 (adult) at the door, discounted to $12 if you pre-purchase. You can buy discounted tickets in advance at Planet Max stores in Civic, Jamieson or Tuggeranong; PCYCs at Turner or Tuggeranong; Newsagency 1 stores at Kambah and Wanniassa; the Underground Gym at Weston; and Flames Fitness in North Lyneham. Youth price (15-17 years) is $10, children (5-16) are $5. Family tickets (2+2) are $35. Students 18 or older who present their student ID will be admitted for $10. As well as a full programme of competition boxing, there will be a 700 lb deadlift exhibition by Australian champion Joe Giampaolo. There will also be great prizes in the raffle to be drawn on the night. Buy your tickets now, bring your family and friends along on Saturday 2 June, support our local boxers, and have a great night out. Fighting back against the AMA propaganda The association recently released a press statement attacking the Australian Medical Association’s anti-boxing campaign. The text of the statement is available on our website, http://actboxing.cjb.net A number of members of ACT Boxing have been interviewed on radio, local TV, SKY and in the newspapers on the issue. We will continue to oppose the AMA’s attempts to take away your right to choose which sport you are involved in. You can help with this - write a short letter (one line is enough!) or make a phone call, insisting that your right to choose your sport be respected by our local parliamentarians. Let ACT Health Minister Michael Moore know that his proposed ban on boxing is not acceptable to you. Let Sports Minister Bill Stefaniak know that you want him to oppose Michael Moore’s plan. Here are the contact details: Michael Moore - email moore@dpa.act.gov.au Phone 6205 0166 Fax 6205 0431 Recent results for local boxers 7 April—Turner PCYC Canberra Stefano Bernadini (Underground) d Quinten Brown (Flames) 21 April - Bargo NSW 28 April - Goulburn NSW 5 May - Casino NSW 13 May - Dapto NSW 19 May - Tasmania 23 May—Darwin Great performances from all concerned, well done everyone! Under 14 boxers ok in Canberra Despite some earlier equivocation by the NSWABA, they have now agreed that there is no barrier to boys under the age of 14 competing in Canberra. We will see some under-14 boys matched at the 2 June show. More boxing training than ever before The number of opportunities to do boxing training continues to grow. ACT Boxing Academy classes run at the University of Canberra in Bruce are now being held on Tuesday evenings (7.30pm) as well as Fridays. All gyms cater for both sexes and any age. There is also a new female-only class at Tuggeranong PCYC on Monday nights 7-8pm. You can check out the times and locations for all boxing gym classes in the Canberra Times every Sunday in the Sunday Times Sports Diary , or take a look at our Internet website at http://actboxing.cjb.net NB All Canberra boxers who are financial with NSWABA have their details listed on our website at http://actboxing.cjb.net Annual General MeetingACT Boxing held its annual general meeting on 9 May. Five outgoing Board members re-nominated and were re-elected, and we welcome Helen Lovelock to the position of Treasurer. Three vacancies on the Board are to be filled in the near future - any financial member is eligible to nominate for these vacancies. Coach wanted northside Any qualified L1 coach wishing to contract to teach boxing at an inner-north gym, please contact Anthony on 0411 110662 to discuss.
Pro-Am tournament in Canberra Local promoters plan to hold a professional boxing show at the Harmonie German Club in Narrabundah on Saturday 7 July. It is probable that 2-3 sanctioned amateur bouts will be staged on the same night. The Army’s new recruit Local boxer Adam Lovelock starts a new job with the Australian Army early in June. We look forward to seeing him compete at the 2 June tournament at the ANU - his last weekend as a civilian! Adam hopes to continue competing whilst in the service, and we wish him well in his military career. New Judges from Canberra Four new zone judges have graduated from a training course held in March. Kunal Bhatia, Andrew Smith, Rob Barron and Peter Blencowe have done their first few ‘live” bouts, showing excellent scoring consistency. Canberra now has 6 judges, two of them qualified at state level. We plan to run another training course for judges in the near future - enquiries to 6292 1149. You must be over 18 years, no upper age limit, gender irrelevant. World Championships, Belfast The world championships in Belfast 1-11 June will involve over 450 boxers from 63 countries. Australia is represented by Justin Kane (Qld, 54kg), Daniel Geale (Tas 67kg), Christopher Hamilton (Qld 71kg) and Paul Miller (Qld 75kg). Coaching Courses - Sydney NSWABA will conduct a Level 1 coaching course, a L1 refresher and a L2 refresher on the weekend 8-9 September at Blacktown PCYC. New age bandwidths for boxers Amateur Boxing Australia has revised the age categories for amateur boxers, as follows: Sub-Junior - ages 10, 11 or 12 years A Junior aged 17 or 18 may elect to compete as a Senior with the agreement of the State/Territory association. Boxers must be under the maximum age limit for their division on the first day of the weigh-in for any tournament. East Asian Games The East Asian Games in Osaka were still underway at the time of going to print. Four Australians had reached the semi-finals - Daniel Geale, Paul Miller, Shane Braslin and Justin Whitehead. |
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