Boxing Junior Nationals begins today in Kamburupitiya

Three junior boxing meets for schoolboys and schoolgirls which was postponed from last year will be worked off concurrently at Narandeniya National School Boxing Hall in Kamburupitiya begins today (February 15) and will continue until February 19.

The three competitions are the School Boys’ and Girls’ Boxing Championships for the Dian Gomes Challenge Trophy, Junior Boys’ and Girls’ Boxing Championships for the Herbert and Neiva Embuldeniya Challenge trophies, and Junior Men and Women Boxing Championships for the Phelps Memorial Challenge Shield.

These three boxing tournaments which were scheduled to be held in 2019 had been postponed in order to facilitate more participation of boxers at school level, according to an official of the Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) who are conducting the event in collaboration with the Schools Boxing Association.

The BASL expects approximately 250 boys’ and girls’ boxers from more than 40 schools to take part in this five-day boxing event.

In the 2018 event, the School Boys’ and Girs’ Championships for the Dian Gomes Challenge trophies were won by Vidyartha College, Kandy and Prajapathi Balika School in Horana. The Junior Men and Women Championships for the Herbert and Nieva Embuldeniya were won by Vidyarathane University College and Don Pedrick National School in Horana respectively. The Junior National Championship for Men and Women boxers for the Phelps Memorial Challenge Shield were won by Dheerananda College, Pilimatalawa and Vidiyal Tamil College in Killinochchi respectively.

The BASL expects approximately 250 boys’ and girls’ boxers from more than 40 schools to take part in this fiveday boxing event