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Davey paves the way
Bendigo Despatch
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By
Mike C Ryan
Pics by Kid Kalin
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LETIM MISS. Samoan boxer,
Leti E Leti moves inside Joel Brunker's
left with a blast |
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Leti again outmoves the
Aussie Olympian |
Bendigo, Wednesday
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Sydney bantamweight Davey
Browne sent Australia off to a flying start
in the Commonwealth Youth Games Boxing at West
Bendigo Stadium this afternoon.
In the opening bout of the series, the lanky
18 year old outboxed Desmond Samuels from South
Africa over four rounds, keeping the small bustler
on the end of his long punches.
England's Liam Walsh was the
best of the other bantam quarter-finals, stopping
Rishi Singh of India on the whistle round two.
Carl Frampton of Northern
Ireland beat Angus Donaldson of New Zealand
15-8, and back-mover Jason Hastie of Scotland
took the points from Tusia Taala of Samoa.
On Monday NSW State matchmaker Paul Towell tipped
FOL that Leonardo (Lenny) Zappavigna was "Australia's
best prospect." Sydney lightweight Lenny
duly zapped an Indian boxer,single name Feroz,with
powerful blows from interesting angles to win
on the whistle in round three.
The
highly hyped English welterweight, Ryan Pickard
flopped in his
69kg match with one-name Indian, Virender. Besides
being warned and docked twice for holding, Pickard
was slung to the mat twice. He looked lackadaisical
and fell below all expectations, though announced
winner 13-8.
"I thought Pickard lost,"
said the amateur boxing doyen, Joe Bridges of
Adelaide. "He disappointed."
Sources close to the England
camp said Ryan Pickard had lost form since he
won the World Championship Cadet silver medal
a year ago.
The tourney which runs again
in the evening session was great value at $10
a ticket covering both sessions.
Samoa's rugby team musically
improved on the blaring sound
system of rock songs, by a chant and rhythmic
clapping for their welterweight Ken Titali against
Keve Tukia of Cook Island. They took his close
loss as good sports, when both boxers rocked
each other through all four rounds in a fight
that will be hard to beat as the best fight
in the coming nights.
Australia's featherweight
from Athens Olympics Joel Brunker boxed off-form
to win a questionable featherweight decision
over Leti Emilio Leti of Samoa in the evening
session.
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