Canberra Boxing Bulletin - Edition 26, June 2002

Next tournament Sat 29 June at Tuggeranong PCYC

The next Canberra tournament willbe held at a southside venue, the Tuggeranong Police and Citizens Youth Club located at the Erindale Shopping Centre in Wanniassa.

 Weigh-in for boxers is 12-2pm, followed immediately by matching. Medicals will be at 4.30pm. Doors open to the public at 5.30pm for a 6pm start. Adult admission is $10, with youth/concession price $5.

 In addition to local and NSWboxers, the programme is expected to feature several Victorian boxers including 2002 national silver medallist Mark Quon (51kg).

 It’s also hoped that we will have our first female bout at this tournament, subject as always to the process of matching on the day.

Australian team results from AIBA World Cup, Kazakhstan

Australia took part in theAIBA World Cup in Kazakstan early this month, along with 11 other national teams from around the world.   In the preliminaries, Australia was grouped with Turkey and Cuba.

 On their first day, four of the twelve team members won their bouts against Turkey, including Canberra’s  national heavyweight champion Michael Ninness who stopped hisopponent.  Other winners were Justin Kane (Qld), and Institute of Sport scholarship holders Greg Eadie (NSW) & Paul Miller   (QLD).

 On their second day the Australian team boxed the Cubans who made a clean sweep of it.   The Cubans' dominance was evident in that only two of the Australians went the full 4 rounds, with the others retiring (4) or being stopped (5), and one walkover. Cuba won the AIBA World Cup overall, with Kazakhstan, Thailand and Russia placed next. Interesting to see theThais beat the USA to get into the semi-finals! Full results at the AIBAwebsite http://www.aiba.net

 Mick Ninness and the rest of the Australian team have now returned to Europe for a series of tournaments and training camps prior to the Commonwealth Games in Manchester next month.

More achievements by our locals – Gerard O’Mahony

Gerard O’Mahony boxed Sydney 2000 Olympian Daniel Geale at a Commonwealth Games fundraiser in Perth last month, in front of 2500 people. A great development experience for our 71kg champion and 2002 Australian silver medallist.

Boxing Judge training course in Canberra 13-14 July

The first ACT judge training course will be held on the weekend 13-14 July. This free course is open to any adult wishing to learn the rules of boxing and of timekeeping and judging. After completing the course, anyone wishing to be accredited as a judge will be given supervised trial judging experience at tournaments. Boxers and coaches are welcome to take the course. If you would like to know more or register your interest, call us on 6292 1149.

ACT Titles 2002 and Australian Championships 2003

A decision will shortly be made on how our first ACT Titles will be conducted in October, and details will be provided in a coming edition of this newsletter.   It should be understood that this event is NOT expected to be used as a selection mechanism for the ACT Team to the next Australian Championships scheduled for March 2003 in Hobart. The selection process for the ACT Team has not yet been finalised,  but is expected to occur in February 2003. Details will be announced in a newsletter later this year.

Knowing the rules - What are “fouls” and how are they penalised?

Certain actions are deemed "fouls" and may result in the referee issuing a caution, a warning or even a disqualification.

·      Cautions may be given without stopping the contest. This is a quick gesture from the referee to let you know what you have done wrong, so that you can avoid repeating it.

·      Three cautions for the same foul require a warning to be given.

·      Warnings require the contest to be stopped, the infringement to be demonstrated, and the offender to be identified to the judges. The judges impose scoring penalties as a result.

·      Disqualification is mandatory on the third warning for a particular foul in one bout.

·      The referee may warn or disqualify without any prior caution or warning, if the foul is serious or deliberate.

The following list summarises which actions are fouls:

Knowing the rules - What is a scoring punch?

Judges award points to a boxer for each scoring punch s/he lands. A scoring punch is one that:

Hence blows landing on the armsare NOT scoring punches, nor are punches that merely connect without any weight/power behind them.

Boxer registration and annual medical examinations

Anyone registering as a boxer or renewing their registration is reminded to read the registration form (both sides!) carefully and follow the instructions. In particular, you must take your Competition Record Book to your medical examination so that the results can be written into the book.Certificates on a separate piece of paper are NOT acceptable, since they can become detached and lost. Need a registration form? Call 6292 1149 or download it from our website at http://actboxing.com

Masters Boxing – registration fee and eligibility issues

For this first year only, the registration fee for a Masters boxer (34 years and over) will be $20. Normal full-year fees apply from next year. The current absolute ban on registering anyone with prior experience as a professional boxer applies to Masters boxers as for others. It is possible this particular rule may change if the international body so decides at its Congress in October, but at present we regret that it is not negotiable.

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