Boxing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
| Boxing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Forum Centre, Manchester Arena |
| Location | Manchester, England |
| Dates | 25 July to 4 August 2002 |
| Competitors | 217 from 43 nations |
Boxing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was the 17th appearance of the Boxing at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August 2002 and featured contests in twelve weight classes.[1]
The boxing events were held at the Forum Centre in the Manchester Evening News Arena.[2][3]
Australia topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning three gold medals.[4][5]
Competition schedule
| P | Preliminary rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date → | Fri 26 | Sat 27 | Sun 28 | Mon 29 | Tue 30 | Wed 31 | Thu 1 | Fri 2 | Sat 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light flyweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
| Flyweight | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Bantamweight | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Featherweight | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Lightweight | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Light welterweight | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Welterweight | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Light middleweight | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Middleweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
| Light heavyweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
| Heavyweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
| Super heavyweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F |
Source:[6]
Participating nations
- Antigua and Barbuda (2)
- Australia (12)
- Bahamas (5)
- Barbados (2)
- Belize (1)
- Botswana (5)
- Cameroon (2)
- Canada (10)
- Cyprus (5)
- England (12)
- Fiji (2)
- Ghana (8)
- Grenada (2)
- Guyana (2)
- India (7)
- Jamaica (4)
- Kenya (4)
- Lesotho (8)
- Malawi (4)
- Malaysia (5)
- Mauritius (5)
- Mozambique (2)
- Namibia (5)
- New Zealand (4)
- Nigeria (12)
- Niue (1)
- Northern Ireland (10)
- Pakistan (3)
- Papua New Guinea (4)
- Samoa (4)
- Scotland (8)
- Seychelles (2)
- Sierra Leone (5)
- Solomon Islands (1)
- South Africa (6)
- Sri Lanka (4)
- Swaziland (4)
- Tanzania (6)
- Trinidad and Tobago (7)
- Uganda (4)
- Wales (11)
- Zambia (5)
- Zimbabwe (2)
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (England)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | England* | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Zambia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | India | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Uganda | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Botswana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Namibia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 | Barbados | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lesotho | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
Medallists
Results
Light-flyweight 48kg
| Round | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary | Darren Langley | Paul Baker | 24:19 |
| Preliminary | Zamzadi Azizi Bin Mohd | Taslim Shah | RSCO 2 |
| Preliminary | Joseph Jermia | Roudik Kazandzhyan | 39:20 |
| Preliminary | Mohammed Ali Qamar | Suleiman Bilali | RSCI 2 |
| Preliminary | Sebusiso Keketsi | Romesh Fernando | RSCO 2 |
| Preliminary | Phumzile Matyhila | Jack Willie | RSCO 1 |
| Preliminary | Taoreed Ajagbe | Nayanajith Alexander | 21:16 |
| Quarter-Final | Darren Langley | Joseph Martey | 23:8 |
| Quarter-Final | Zamzadi Azizi Bin Mohd | Joseph Jermia | 15:14 |
| Quarter-Final | Mohammed Ali Qamar | Sebusiso Keketsi | RSCO 2 |
| Quarter-Final | Taoreed Ajagbe | Phumzile Matyhila | 14:11 |
| Semi-Final | Darren Langley | Zamzadi Azizi Bin Mohd | 19:18 |
| Semi-Final | Mohammed Ali Qamar | Taoreed Ajagbe | 27:13 |
| Final | Mohammed Ali Qamar | Darren Langley | 27:25 |
Flyweight 51kg
| Round | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra preliminary | Sunday Michael | Rajab Omary Mbwana | 19:8 |
| Extra preliminary | Bernard Ngumba | Raphael Lare | 18:16 |
| Extra preliminary | Anurudha Rathnayake | Bradley Hore | 14:7 |
| Extra preliminary | Sebastien Gauthier | Liam Cunningham | 30:11 |
| Extra preliminary | Emanuel Nketu | Dalvir Singh | 23:14 |
| Preliminary | Martin Mubiru | Shimon Bain | KO 2 |
| Preliminary | Nzimeni Msutu | Matthew Marsh | KO 2 |
| Preliminary | Rahib Ahmad | Wilson Masamba | 23:7 |
| Preliminary | Lechedzani Luza | Jabulani Gina | RSC 2 |
| Preliminary | Bruno Julie | Sunday Michael | 27:17 |
| Preliminary | Kennedy Kanyanta | Matthew Edmonds | RSCO 2 |
| Preliminary | Anurudha Rathnayake | Bernard Ngumba Irungu | RSCH 1 |
| Preliminary | Sebastien Gauthier | Emanuel Nketu | RSC 2 |
| Quarter-Final | Nzimeni Msutu | Martin Mubiru | 48:35 |
| Quarter-Final | Lechedzani Luza | Rahib Ahmad | DQ 4 |
| Quarter-Final | Kennedy Kanyanta | Bruno Julie | 30:21 |
| Quarter-Final | Sebastien Gauthier | Anurudha Rathnayake | 28:19 |
| Semi-Final | Lechedzani Luza | Nzimeni Msutu | 34:23 |
| Semi-Final | Kennedy Kanyanta | Sebastien Gauthier | 34:26 |
| Final | Kennedy Kanyanta | Lechedzani Luza | 25:12 |
Bantamweight 54kg
| Round | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra preliminary | Andrew Kooner | Riaz Durgahed | 22:6 |
| Extra preliminary | Ezekiel Letuka | Dingko Singh | 14:12 |
| Extra preliminary | Shehu Memud | Fernando Tom | RSCH 2 |
| Extra preliminary | Darren Edwards | Khumiso Ikgopoleng | 24:8 |
| Extra preliminary | Ludumo Galada | Michel Agard | 20:6 |
| Preliminary | Mark Moran | David Munyasia | 22:18 |
| Preliminary | Martin Lindsay | Manju Wanjarachchi | 26:20 |
| Preliminary | Emilian Patrick | Kenneth Chinthenga | RSCO 2 |
| Preliminary | Justin Kane | Jonathan Yartey | RSCO 3 |
| Preliminary | Andrew Kooner | Franklyn Mayei | RSCO 2 |
| Preliminary | Ezekiel Letuka | Shehu Memud | 21:19 |
| Preliminary | Thokozani Masuku | Gyanendra Kumar Singh | 37:19 |
| Preliminary | Ludumo Galada | Darren Edwards | +12:12 |
| Quarter-Final | Mark Moran | Martin Lindsay | RSCO 2 |
| Quarter-Final | Justin Kane | Emilian Patrick | RSCO 1 |
| Quarter-Final | Andrew Kooner | Thokozani Masuku | KO 2 |
| Quarter-Final | Ezekiel Letuka | Ludumo Galada | 31:30 |
| Semi-Final | Justin Kane | Mark Moran | 26:24 |
| Semi-Final | Andrew Kooner | Ezekiel Letuka | 37:29 |
| Final | Justin Kane | Andrew Kooner | +34:34 |
Featherweight 57kg
| Round | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra preliminary | Benoit Gaudet | Nilantha Walisundara | 22:8 |
| Extra preliminary | Jonathan Mwila | Thomas Aryeetey | 19:18 |
| Extra preliminary | Haider Ali | Michael Medor | 12:10 |
| Extra preliminary | Peter Ashton | Kevin O'Hara | 24:7 |
| Extra preliminary | Thandi Ntjona | Rudolph Fraser | 12:11 |
| Extra preliminary | Dennis Mwanje | Kitson Julie | RSCH 3 |
| Preliminary | Petro Mtagwa | Ben Tami Jr | RSC 2 |
| Preliminary | Joshua Veikko | Greg Eadie | 31:26 |
| Preliminary | Leslie Sekotswe | Ovidiu Bobîrnat | w/o |
| Preliminary | Som Bahadur Pun | Abolore Madoti | RSCO 3 |
| Preliminary | Stephen Bell | Devon Jones | RSCO 2 |
| Preliminary | Benoit Gaudet | Jonathan Mwila | RSCO 2 |
| Preliminary | Haider Ali | Peter Ashton | 25:14 |
| Preliminary | Dennis Mwanje | Thandi Ntjona | RSC 2 |
| Quarter-Final | Joshua Veikko | Petro Mtagwa | 29:17 |
| Quarter-Final | Som Bahadur Pun | Leslie Sekotswe | 35:29 |
| Quarter-Final | Benoit Gaudet | Stephen Bell | 18:15 |
| Quarter-Final | Haider Ali | Dennis Mwanje | 20:7 |
| Semi-Final | Som Bahadur Pun | Joshua Veikko | RSCO 3 |
| Semi-Final | Haider Ali | Benoit Gaudet | 16:7 |
| Final | Haider Ali | Som Bahadur Pun | 28:10 |
Lightweight 60kg
| Round | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra preliminary | Andy Morris | Courtney Harvey | RSCO 3 |
| Extra preliminary | Reji Ramanand | Jules De Gannes | RSCO 3 |
| Extra preliminary | Koloba Sehloho | King Abbey | 24:16 |
| Extra preliminary | Jamie Arthur | Mark Hastie | 21:12 |
| Extra preliminary | Antonin Décarie | Jean-Paul Mellie | 26:10 |
| Extra preliminary | Adnan Yusoh | Polydoros Polydorou | RSCI 3 |
| Extra preliminary | Justino Miambo | Allan Luxford | 20:15 |
| Extra preliminary | Nicanor Natangwe | Musa Simelane | RSCH 2 |
| Extra preliminary | Sada Wulf | Henry Kungsi | 35:20 |
| Extra preliminary | Gilbert Khunwane | Dorian Allen | RSCO 2 |
| Preliminary | Giovanni Frontin | Karim Matumla | 32:27 |
| Preliminary | Denis Zimba | Kennis Joseph | 25:16 |
| Preliminary | Saheed Adigun Salawu | Joseph Eagan | RSC |
| Preliminary | Andy Morris | Reji Ramanand | 29:16 |
| Preliminary | Jamie Arthur | Koloba Sehloho | 20:9 |
| Preliminary | Adnan Yusoh | Antonin Décarie | 22:15 |
| Preliminary | Nicanor Natangwe | Justino Miambo | 24:16 |
| Preliminary | Gilbert Khunwane | Sada Wulf | 32:19 |
| Quarter-Final | Denis Zimba | Giovanni Frontin | 29:28 |
| Quarter-Final | Andy Morris | Saheed Adigun Salawu | RSCO 2 |
| Quarter-Final | Jamie Arthur | Adnan Yusoh | RSCO 2 |
| Quarter-Final | Gilbert Khunwane | Nicanor Natangwe | 27:16 |
| Semi-Final | Denis Zimba | Andy Morris | 26:22 |
| Semi-Final | Jamie Arthur | Gilbert Khunwane | 31:28 |
| Final | Jamie Arthur | Denis Zimba | 37:35 |
Light-welterweight 63.5kg
| Round | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra Preliminary | Emmanuel Lartey | Jason Nuele | 25:15 |
| Extra Preliminary | Darren Barker | Paul McCloskey | 20:15 |
| Extra Preliminary | Sheldon Rudolph | Daniel Headifen | +20:20 |
| Extra Preliminary | Ionas Hristodoulou | Tsepe Matete | KO 2 |
| Extra Preliminary | Davidson Emenogu | Mohamad Zainudin | RSCO 3 |
| Extra Preliminary | Roberto Romero | Ndumiso Bonginkhis Zwane | RSCO 2 |
| Extra Preliminary | Kevin Anderson | Asghar Ali Shah | 29:18 |
| Preliminary | Davis Mwale | Julius William | RSCO 3 |
| Preliminary | Jarrod Fletcher | Dintwa Sloca | 17:13 |
| Preliminary | Mohamed Kayongo | Vaiavea Tausaga | RSC 1 |
| Preliminary | Emmanuel Lartey | Michael Springer | RSCH 2 |
| Preliminary | Darren Barker | Sheldon Rudolph | RSCO 3 |
| Preliminary | Davidson Emenogu | Ionas Hristodoulou | 20:14 |
| Preliminary | Kevin Anderson | Roberto Romero | 38:20 |
| Quarter-Final | Davis Mwale | Vivian Bryan | RSC 4 |
| Quarter-Final | Mohamed Kayongo | Jarrod Fletcher | 25:22 |
| Quarter-Final | Darren Barker | Emmanuel Lartey | 24:8 |
| Quarter-Final | Davidson Emenogu | Kevin Anderson | 40:23 |
| Semi-Final | Mohamed Kayongo | Davis Mwale | 28:22 |
| Semi-Final | Darren Barker | Davidson Emenogu | w/o |
| Final | Darren Barker | Mohamed Kayongo | 18:14 |
Welterweight 67kg
| Round | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra preliminary | Daniel Happe | Ryan Savage | 23:6 |
| Preliminary | Tony Cesay | Shuhari Hussain | 26:9 |
| Preliminary | Daniel Geale | Tsetsi Davis | RSCO 3 |
| Preliminary | Danny Codling | Victor Masunga | RSCO 2 |
| Preliminary | Olanrewaju Ekundayo | Taureano Johnson | 20:15 |
| Preliminary | Kwanele Zulu | Gary McClure | RSCO 1 |
| Preliminary | Colin McNeil | Absolom Okoth | +30:30 |
| Preliminary | Paulus Nuumbebme | Lohlohonolo Snyman | RSCO 3 |
| Preliminary | Tony Doherty | Daniel Happe | 33:22 |
| Quarter-Final | Daniel Geale | Tony Cesay | 25:13 |
| Quarter-Final | Danny Codling | Olanrewaju Ekundayo | 37:24 |
| Quarter-Final | Kwanele Zulu | Colin McNeil | RSCO 2 |
| Quarter-Final | Paulus Nuumbebme | Tony Doherty | RSCI 1 |
| Semi-Final | Daniel Geale | Danny Codling | 27:13 |
| Semi-Final | Kwanele Zulu | Paulus Nuumbebme | 39:30 |
| Final | Daniel Geale | Kwanele Zulu | 26:17 |
Light-middleweight 71kg
| Round | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra preliminary | Thomas Awimbono | Anthony St.Clair | 19:?? |
| Extra preliminary | Foster Nkodo | Gerard McAuley | 19:18 |
| Extra preliminary | Paul Smith | Lee Jones | RSCO 3 |
| Preliminary | Junior Greenidge | Kahukura Bentson | 31:25 |
| Preliminary | Savas Kokkinos | Anthony Major | 31:29 |
| Preliminary | Jamie Pittman | Hassan Mraba Mzonge | RSCO 3 |
| Preliminary | Jean Pascal | Ulric Caramba-Coker | RSCH 2 |
| Preliminary | Craig McEwen | Mosolesa Tsie | RSCO 2 |
| Preliminary | Khotso Godfrey Motau | Aziz Olumegbon | RSCO 3 |
| Preliminary | Thomas Awimbono | Alema Vaele | RSCO 3 |
| Preliminary | Paul Smith | Foster Nkodo | RSCO 3 |
| Quarter-Final | Junior Greenidge | Savas Kokkinos | 35:25 |
| Quarter-Final | Jean Pascal | Jamie Pittman | 20:14 |
| Quarter-Final | Craig McEwen | Khotso Godfrey Motau | 16:1 |
| Quarter-Final | Paul Smith | Thomas Awimbono | 21:17 |
| Semi-Final | Jean Pascal | Junior Greenidge | RSCO 2 |
| Semi-Final | Paul Smith | Craig McEwen | 20:19 |
| Final | Jean Pascal | Paul Smith | 18:16 |
Middleweight 75kg
| Round | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary | Jitender Kumar | Joseph Farmer | KO 1 |
| Preliminary | Murtala Abdulsalam | Ernest Amuzu | RSCI 1 |
| Preliminary | Steven Birch | Conall Carmichael | 32:21 |
| Preliminary | Steven McGuire | Simeon Prince | RSCO 3 |
| Preliminary | Mike Allen | Warren Pugeva | RSCO 2 |
| Preliminary | Michael Walchuk | Joao Ferreira | RSCO 2 |
| Preliminary | Paul Miller | Derrick Fimbo | RSCO 2 |
| Preliminary | Jermaine Mackey | Lualima Tokiana | KO 3 |
| Quarter-Final | Jitender Kumar | Murtala Abdulsalam | 16:14 |
| Quarter-Final | Steven Birch | Steven McGuire | 33:20 |
| Quarter-Final | Michael Walchuk | Mike Allen | 34:21 |
| Quarter-Final | Paul Miller | Jermaine Mackey | RSCO 2 |
| Semi-Final | Steven Birch | Jitender Kumar | 32:23 |
| Semi-Final | Paul Miller | Michael Walchuk | +25:25 |
| Final | Paul Miller | Steven Birch | 20:14 |
Light-heavyweight 81kg
| Round | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary | Danie Venter | Lee Ramsay | 22:4 |
| Preliminary | Shawn Cox | Pascal Simwaza | RSC 2 |
| Preliminary | Jegbefumere Albert | David Kowah | RSC 2 |
| Preliminary | Courtney Fry | Bertrand Tietsia | 23:9 |
| Quarter-Final | Joseph Lubega | Gavin Clersaint | RSCH 1 |
| Quarter-Final | Ben McEachran | James Whitfield | 27:18 |
| Quarter-Final | Danie Venter | Shawn Cox | 34:25 |
| Quarter-Final | Jegbefumere Albert | Courtney Fry | 27:22 |
| Semi-Final | Joseph Lubega | Ben McEachran | RSCI 2 |
| Semi-Final | Jegbefumere Albert | Danie Venter | 30:18 |
| Final | Jegbefumere Albert | Joseph Lubega | 16:8 |
Heavyweight 91kg
| Round | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary | Kertson Manswell | Michael Ninness | 9:4 |
| Preliminary | Kerron Speid | Shane Curran | 5:0 (J) |
| Preliminary | Shane Cameron | Solomon Ataga | RSC 2 |
| Preliminary | David Haye | Shoukat Ali | RSCO 3 |
| Preliminary | Jason Douglas | Theophilus Blue | RSC 2 |
| Quarter-Final | Andrew Young | Lee Milsjen | RSC 1 |
| Quarter-Final | Kertson Manswell | Charles Quartey | 22:18 |
| Quarter-Final | Shane Cameron | Kerron Speid | 42:23 |
| Quarter-Final | Jason Douglas | David Haye | w/o |
| Semi-Final | Kertson Manswell | Andrew Young | 20:6 |
| Semi-Final | Jason Douglas | Shane Cameron | RSCO 2 |
| Final | Jason Douglas | Kertson Manswell | 20:13 |
Super Heavyweight +91kg
| Round | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary | David Dolan | Jerry Butler | RSC 2 |
| Preliminary | Star Tauasi | David Turner | RSC 2 |
| Preliminary | Kevin Evans | Cathal McMonagle | 24:9 |
| Preliminary | Michael Macaque | Harpal Singh | 20:18 |
| Quarter-Final | David Cadieux | Sebastian Stiell | RSCO 2 |
| Quarter-Final | Dijeh Gozie | Ian Millarvie | 26:24 |
| Quarter-Final | David Dolan | Star Tauasi | RSCO 2 |
| Quarter-Final | Kevin Evans | Michael Macaque | 19:9 |
| Semi-Final | David Cadieux | Dijeh Gozie | 33:19 |
| Semi-Final | David Dolan | Kevin Evans | RSCI 1 |
| Final | David Dolan | David Cadieux | 27:20 |
See also
References
- ^ "Medal Standings Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Manchester 2002: Forum Centre". Manchester 2002. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Manchester 2002: Manchester Evening News Arena". Manchester 2002. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games - Manchester, England - July 26 - August 4 2002". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "2002 Commonwealth Games: Boxing Schedule". Manchester 2002. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Statistics". BBC. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 9 March 2026.