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Sanjeewa, Nadeeka win Best Boxer titles at Layton Cup

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5 years ago

2022/03/8

Sanjeewa Bandara Rajakaruna was adjudged the Best Boxer of the men’s category. Here he receives his award from General Jagath Jayasuriya, former Commander of the Army and the Chairman of Boxing Selection Committee.

Top national boxers Sanjeewa Bandara Rajakaruna and Nadeeka Ranasinghe lived up to their reputation to win the most scientific boxer titles in the men’s and women’s categories respectively at the 80th Layton Cup Boxing Championship conducted at the Royal MAS Arena.

Competing in the Light Welter Weight class (Under 63.5kg) final, Sanjeewa edged out D.L.P.R. Kumara of Navy. He was awarded the Layton Cup which is given to the Best Boxer of the meet.

Vidyarathana SC boxer Nadeeka Ranasinghe beat Army private Sanduni Priyadarshani in the Light Fly Weight (under 48kg) final to be adjudged the Best Female Boxer of Layton Cup.

The runners up of these two bouts, namely Kumara and Priyadarshani had the consolation of receiving the Best Loser titles.

Gayan Prabath Rathnasiri from Police turned tables on 2019 South Asian Games gold medallist Rumesh Sandakelum in the Light Heavy Weight (under 80kg) final.

The first major boxing competition conducted by the Boxing Association of Sri Lanka after a lapse of two years since the outbreak of the corona virus pandemic, the Layton Cup also served as a selection trial for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

The winners received their awards from the chief guest General Jagath Jayasuriya, former Commander of the Army and the Chairman of Boxing Selection Committee.

Results

MEN – FINALS

Super Heavy weight (Over 92kg) –

ARBE Thilakarathna (Army) beat MWMM Meegasthenna (Air Force) WP (win on points) 5:0

Heavy weight (Under 92kg) –

PARS Rupasingha (ArmY0 beat IDDSW Waidyarathna (Army) WP 3:2

Cruiser weight (Under 86kg) –

YSP Sudamma (Army) beat HRCN Bandara (Army) WP 5:0

Light Heavy weight (Under 80kg) –

HWWG Rathnasiri (Police) beat WAR Sandakelum (Army) WP 4:1

Middle weight (under 75kg) –

WMGKGI Ariyarathna (Navy) beat WGNC Wijenaga (Air Force) WP 5:0

Light Middle weight (under 71kg) –

V Niklas (Army) beat JAG Maduranka (Air Force) WP 5:0

Welter weight (Under 67kg) –

IPDC Udayakumara (Air Force) beat PMLL Chandrabandara (Army( WP 4:1

Light Welter weight (63.5kg) –

RWMSB Rajakaruna (Army) beat DLPR Kumara (Navy) 3:2

Light weight (Under 60kg) –

NBAJ Wimukthi Kumara (Army) beat PPS Siriwardhana (Army) WP 5:0

Feather weight (57kg) –

WRT Weerakkodi (Army) beat TG Jinadasa (Kingswood BC) 3:2

Bantam weight (54kg) –

PAR Prasanna (Army) beat KH Navoda (Navy) RSC (Referee Stoped Contest) R3

Fly weight (51kg) –

MVIRS Bandara (Army) beat RMP Dharmasena (Army) WP 4:1

Minimum weight (Under 48kg) –

MPG Sajeewa Nuwan (Army) beat GPU Mihiran (Vidyarathena SC) WP 4:1

WOMEN FINALS

Light Heavy weight (Under 81kg) –

KAGN Kaluarachchi (Air Force) beat GGAM Jayasingha (Flexi) RSC R2

Feather weight (Under 57kg) –

MPSS Cooray (Air Force) beat BU Sewwandi (Flexi) ABD (abandoned) R2

Bantam weight (54kg) –

KKIT Perera (Air Force) beat MGMT Dasunika (Army) WP 5:0

Light Weight (Under 48kg) –

RAN Pushpakumari (Vidyarathena SC) beat HS Priyadarshani (Army) WP 4:1

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