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Sri
Lanka Army: Clifford Cup Boxing Champs
The
victorious Army boxers with Dian Gomes the president
of ABA
Despite
the heavy demands and responsibilities of the Sri Lanka
Army who are engaged in battle at a decisive stage of
the war in the north it was most creditable for their
boxers to emerge overall champions in the 81st Clifford
Cup Boxing Meet which concluded at the Sugathadasa Indoor
Stadium yesterday. Though Sri Lanka Army ‘A’
won the championship with an overall total of 38 points,
Slimline Sports Club’s ace boxer Manju Wanniarachchi
won the K. Karunaratne Memorial Cup for the best boxer
after his bout against D.M. Samarasekara of Slimline
‘B’ who was adjudged the best loser. Both
boxers fought each other in the Bantamweight Under 54Kgs
bout.
Sri Lanka Army had so much to cheer about when their
boxers representing the ‘B’ team emerged overall
runners-up with 26 points. Slimline ‘A’ won
the third place with 25 points. Slimline’s S.A.N.
Weerarathna won the award for the best boxer in the
women’s category in her bout against S.T.S. Nirosha
of Sri Lanka Army who was named the best loser in the
Light Bantamweight Under 52kgs.
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