Boxing at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Boxing at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
VenueMalawati Stadium
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dates11 to 21 September 1998

Boxing at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was the 16th appearance of the Boxing at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 11 to 21 September 1998 and featured contests in twelve weight classes.[1]

The boxing events were held the Malawati Stadium.[2]

England topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning four gold medals.[3][4]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Malaysia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England4026
2 Canada3328
3 Mauritius1113
4 Ghana1034
5 Scotland1023
6 Malaysia*1012
7 Tanzania1001
8 Kenya0213
9 Seychelles0202
10 Northern Ireland0112
11 Cameroon0101
 India0101
 Pakistan0101
14 Australia0044
15 Cyprus0011
 New Zealand0011
 Papua New Guinea0011
 South Africa0011
 Uganda0011
 Wales0011
 Zambia0011
Totals (21 entries)12122448

Medallists

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
Light flyweight (48 kg) Sapok Biki
 Malaysia 		Moses Kinyua
 Kenya 		Roudik Kazanijian
 Cyprus
Gary Jones
 England
Flyweight (51 kg) Richard Sunee
 Mauritius 		Liam Cunningham
 Northern Ireland 		Phumzile Matyhila
 South Africa
Jackson Asiku
 Uganda
Bantamweight (54 kg) Michael Yomba
 Tanzania 		Herman Ngoudjo
 Cameroon 		Adnan Yusoh
 Malaysia
Andrew Kooner
 Canada
Featherweight (57 kg) Alex Arthur
 Scotland 		Marty O'Donnell
 Canada 		Lynch Ipera
 Papua New Guinea
James Swan
 Australia
Lightweight (60 kg) Ray Narh
 Ghana 		Ali Asghar
 Pakistan 		Andrew McLean
 England
Giovanni Frontin
 Mauritius
Light welterweight (63.5 kg) Michael Strange
 Canada 		Gerry Legras
 Seychelles 		Casey Johns
 Australia
Davis Mwale
 Zambia
Welterweight (67 kg) Jeremy Molitor
 Canada 		Absolom Okoth
 Kenya 		Colin McNeil
 Scotland
Lynden Hosking
 Australia
Light middleweight (71 kg) Chris Bessey
 England 		Scott MacIntosh
 Canada 		James Tony
 Ghana
Jackie Townsley
 Scotland
Middleweight (75 kg) John Pearce
 England 		Jitender Kumar
 India 		Trevor Stewardson
 Canada
Brian Magee
 Northern Ireland
Light heavyweight (81 kg) Courtney Fry
 England 		Troy Ross
 Canada 		Samuel Odindo
 Kenya
Charles Adamu
 Ghana
Heavyweight (91 kg) Mark Simmons
 Canada 		Roland Raforme
 Seychelles 		Kevin Evans
 Wales
Garth da Silva
 New Zealand
Super heavyweight (over 91 kg) Audley Harrison
 England 		Michael Macaque
 Mauritius 		Justin Whitehead
 Australia
Moyoyo Aloryi
 Ghana

Results

Light-flyweight 48kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary Moses Kinyua Domenic Figliomeni 10:2
Quarter-Final Roudik Kazandzhyan David Lockett 23:14
Quarter-Final Moses Kinyua Sole Mou 40:16
Quarter-Final Gary Jones Joseph Agbeko 12:7
Quarter-Final Sapok Biki Kennedy Kanyanta 23:6
Semi-Final Moses Kinyua Roudik Kazandzhyan 33:14
Semi-Final Sapok Biki Gary Jones 15:11
Final Sapok Biki Moses Kinyua 19:13

Flyweight 51kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary Brighton Matsangura Ben Mwangata 12:11
Preliminary Jackson Asiku Timothy Soe RSC 3
Preliminary Rahib Ahmad Erle Wiltshire 15:5
Preliminary Richard Sunee Victor Kasote 14:5
Preliminary Phumzile Matyhila Elliot Mmila 20:16
Preliminary Abdulaye Amidu Katiso Tsenoli 29:13
Preliminary James Hegney Antonio Helio 18:13
Preliminary Liam Cunningham Darren Hayde 9:6
Quarter-Final Phumzile Matyhila Abdulaye Amidu 16:15
Quarter-Final Liam Cunningham James Hegney 20:12
Quarter-Final Jackson Asiku Brighton Matsangura 19:14
Quarter-Final Richard Sunee Rahib Ahmad +14:14
Semi-Final Richard Sunee Jackson Asiku 31:16
Semi-Final Liam Cunningham Phumzile Matyhila 21:8
Final Richard Sunee Liam Cunningham AB 5

Bantamweight 54kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Quarter-Final Michael Yomba Clied Musonda 27:6
Quarter-Final Adnan Yusoh Silence Mabuza 16:14
Quarter-Final Herman Ngoudjo Abdul Tebazalwa 14:13
Quarter-Final Andrew Kooner Joshua Veikko 20:9
Semi-Final Michael Yomba Adnan Yusoh 16:15
Semi-Final Herman Ngoudjo Andrew Kooner 17:16
Final Michael Yomba Herman Ngoudjo 19:13

Featherweight 57kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary Mark Alexander Anyetei Laryea 6:3
Preliminary Marty O'Donnell Thomas Benny Vivian 11:6
Preliminary Siphiwe Nongqayi Gilbert Khunwane 8:6
Preliminary Lynch Ipera Polydoros Polydorou 16:4
Preliminary James Swan Gurmeet Sing 17:7
Quarter-Final Marty O'Donnell Mark Alexander 6:4
Quarter-Final Lynch Ipera Siphiwe Nongqayi KO 1
Quarter-Final James Swan James Lowry 18:9
Quarter-Final Alex Arthur Kassim Napa Adam 14:11
Semi-Final Marty O'Donnell Lynch Ipera 14:12
Semi-Final Alex Arthur James Swan 16:10
Final Alex Arthur Marty O'Donnell 16:11

Lightweight 60kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary Ray Narh Twalib Kimweri RSC 4
Preliminary Conor McAllister John Kelman 10:5
Preliminary Muruguthevan Balakrishnan Bikkie Malaolo 14:7
Preliminary Andy McLean Danny Labonte 14:11
Preliminary Giovanni Frontin Collins Akweywa RSC 5
Preliminary Elvis Makam Frans Mumbuu 25:15
Preliminary Ali Asghar Shah Ceri Hall 9:6
Preliminary Matthew Pauley Denis Zimba 16:5
Quarter-Final Ray Narh Conor McAllister 27:8
Quarter-Final Andy McLean Muruguthevan Balakrishnan 15:14
Quarter-Final Giovanni Frontin Elvis Makama 18:13
Quarter-Final Ali Asghar Shah Matthew Pauley 16:15
Semi-Final Ray Narh Andy McLean RSC 5
Semi-Final Ali Asghar Shah Giovanni Frontin 22:10
Final Ray Narh Ali Asghar Shah 30:27

Light-welterweight 63.5kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary Trevor Brown Paulo Mandlatte RSC 3
Preliminary Casey Johns Lee Sharp 9:8
Preliminary Paul McCloskey Niusila Seiuli 16:7
Preliminary Gerry Legras Robert Walker 22:2
Preliminary Kloba Sehloho Richard Dean 20:6
Preliminary Michael Strange Hassan Matumla 21:7
Preliminary Hamza Issa Nigel Wright AB 5
Preliminary Davis Mwale Isaac Tshuma 20:16
Quarter-Final Casey Johns Trevor Brown 24:19
Quarter-Final Gerry Legras Paul McCloskey 18:15
Quarter-Final Michael Strange Kloba Sehloho 21:1
Quarter-Final Davis Mwale Hamza Issa 22:19
Semi-Final Michael Strange Davis Mwale 19:1
Semi-Final Gerry Legras Casey Johns 31:11
Final Michael Strange Gerry Legras 16:8

Welterweight 67kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary Colin McNeil Mosolesa Tsie 31:8
Preliminary Thebe Setlalekgosi Samsudin Maidin 10:6
Preliminary Rico Chong Nee Rashid Matumla 14:12
Preliminary Absolom Okoth Karl Thomas 9:8
Preliminary Lyndon Hosking Fitz Roberts RSC 2
Preliminary Billy Cowan Joshua Okine 16:7
Preliminary David Walker David Masters 14:2
Preliminary Jeremy Molitor Ernest Atangana Mboa 5:2
Quarter-Final Colin McNeil Thebe Setlalekgosi 37:16
Quarter-Final Absolom Okoth Rico Chong Nee 23:11
Quarter-Final Lyndon Hosking Billy Cowan 25:17
Quarter-Final Jeremy Molitor David Walker 20:12
Semi-Final Absolom Okoth Colin McNeil 27:12
Semi-Final Jeremy Molitor Lyndon Hosking 15:5
Final Jeremy Molitor Absolom Okoth 14:9

Light-middleweight 71kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Quarter-Final Scott MacIntosh Patrick Daley 22:11
Quarter-Final James Tony Oeme Bella 22:14
Quarter-Final Jackie Townsley Savas Kokkinos 21:11
Quarter-Final Chris Bessey Richard Rowless 21:10
Semi-Final Scott MacIntosh James Tony 22:14
Semi-Final Chris Bessey Jackie Townsley RSC 5
Final Chris Bessey Scott MacIntosh 20:15

Middleweight 75kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Preliminary Trevor Stewardson Jacques Bonnie 10:5
Preliminary Alan Foster Daryl Litchwark 9:7
Preliminary Jitender Kumar Francis Partsch 13:3
Preliminary George Adipo Sean Pepperall 17:7
Quarter-Final Trevor Stewardson Alan Foster 20:19
Quarter-Final Jitender Kumar George Adipo 29:15
Quarter-Final John Pearce Danny Green w/o
Quarter-Final Brian Magee Ron Donaldson 25:14
Semi-Final Jitender Kumar Trevor Stewardson 21:10
Semi-Final John Pearce Brian Magee 29:19
Final John Pearce Jitender Kumar 25:11

Light-heavyweight 81kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Quarter-Final Courtney Fry Pauga Lalau 15:6
Quarter-Final Samuel Odindo Stephen Donaldson 15:9
Quarter-Final Charles Adamu Terry Shawn Cox 9:5
Quarter-Final Troy Ross Gurcharan Singh 11:7
Semi-Final Courtney Fry Samuel Odindo 17:8
Semi-Final Troy Ross Charles Adamu RSC 2
Final Courtney Fry Troy Ross 29:21

Heavyweight 91kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Quarter-Final Garth da Silva Skoukat Ali 22:9
Quarter-Final Mark Simmons Charles Quartey 18:5
Quarter-Final Roland Raforme Simon Peterson RSC 5
Quarter-Final Kevin Evans Ben McGarrigle RSC 1
Semi-Final Mark Simmons Kevin Evans 19:11
Semi-Final Roland Raforme Garth da Silva 15:13
Final Mark Simmons Roland Raforme 21:13

Super Heavyweight +91kg

Round Winner Loser Score
Quarter-Final Justin Whitehead Patrice L'Heureux 13:12
Quarter-Final Audley Harrison Payfaii Falamoe 8:3
Quarter-Final Michael Macaque Owen Beck 27:22
Quarter-Final Aloryi Moyoyo Mensah Peter Williams 17:15
Semi-Final Audley Harrison Justin Whitehead KO 3
Semi-Final Michael Macaque Aloryi Moyoyo Mensah 21:11
Final Audley Harrison Michael Macaque KO 1

References

  1. ^ "Medal Standings Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Africa: Young Kinyua pounds Canadian favourite". All Africa. 16 September 1998. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - September 13-20 1998". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
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