Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Amarawansa, Weerasingh­e come out on top

- By M. Shamil Amit

Two pugilists from MAS Holdings emerged the top boxers in the men’s and women’s categories at the Intermedia­te Boxing Meet 2016 which concluded at the Royal Arena boxing ring Reid Avenue.

MAS Slimline’s U.G.N.K. Amarawansa and H.M.N.H. Weerasingh­e of MAS Casualine carried away the best boxers’ prize when they won their bouts with ease while M.P.G. Kumara of Army and G.Y.G.M. Dilshani of Air Force were adjudged the best losers’ in the two categories.

Meanwhile pugilists from the Army had four winners which included a walk over in the men’s category and MAS Unichela Panadura had a successful campaign as they produced three winners while SLAR and Police had two winners each.

Men’s:

Force); Tillekerat­ne (Air Force); walk over; B.H.C. de Silva (Navy).

Women’s:

H.M.N.H. Weerasingh­e (MAS Casualine) beat G.Y.G.M. Dilshani (Air Force);

E.N.L. Silva (MAS Unichela P’dura) beat M.G.M. Dasunika (Hela);

K.V.I.M. de Silva (Hela) beat N.G. Batuwita (Army);

S. Bandara (LC) beat S.B.A. Sandamali (Police);

W.P.P.L. Wanasinghe (Police) beat S.M.D. Silva (LC);

P.K.S. Ranatunga (Army) beat A.P. Weerakkody (KDU);

W.M.L. Samaratung­a (MAS Unichela P’dura) beat T.M.K. Jayasundar­a (LC);

J.A.S.I. Jayasinghe (Police) beat W.D.U. Perera (KDU); R.M.M.S. Ratnayake (MAS Unichela P’dura) beat D.M.H. Jayadeva (MAS Casualine). J.N.M.J. Kumara (SLAFK) beat M.P.G. Kumara (Army); S.A.S. Pathiratne (Air Force) beat R.D.V. Rupasinghe (Air Force); U.G.N.K. Amarawansa (MAS Slimline) beat A.G.S. Premawansa (MAS Unichela P’dura); A.M.D.S. Adikari (Navy) beat H.K.A. Devapriya (Air Force); R.W.M.S.B. Rajakaruna (SLAR) beat L.L.C. Bandara (SLAR); W.C.M.A. Bandara (Army) beat D.P.G. Wijewickra­ma (Army); M.A.C.S. Kumara (Army) beat P.G.D. Ratnatilek­e (Air D.D.S.W. Waidyaratn­e (Army beat T.S. A.E. Bandara (SLAR) received H.S. Sampath (Army) beat

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