COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2010 - THE LIGHTWEIGHTS

PHOTO - Team England Photo - an ace team


THE QUARTER FINALS - 8 Still Standing: by brian zelley

By the end of Sunday, there will only be four to determine the shade of the medal that they will win.  For the other four it will be a bell too far, and one of the four
that will be eliminated will be Australian LUKE JACKSON or England's
TOM STALKER.

For BOXING CANADA one of the shining stars is ALEX RYNN from Calgary, 
Alberta.  To-date, Alex has defeated two opponents to earn a spot with the
select.  To make the medal round, ALEJANDRO (Alex) RYNN  needs to 
earn a win over MOALA of Tonga in quarter finals action. 

Not to be overlooked in the action will be JOSH TAYLOR of Scotland.
Fromhis initial bout, Josh impressed his team mates by being the first
to move forward to the next level with a victory over previous medal winner
DARREN EDWARDS of Wales. The Edwards loss was one of many for 
the Welsh team.  The latest from Wales to miss the semi-finals is 
ANDREW SELBY

THE FOUR LAST LIGHTWEIGHTS
The last four lightweights will compete in the semi-finals on the road to gold.
Four Nations - England, India, Scotland and Tonka will add medals to their
Commonwealth Games collection.

THE FOUR LIGHTWEIGHTS - the road to glory and fame
JAI BHAGWAN, LOMALITO MOALA, TOM STALKER & JOSH TAYLOR

For home based Indian boxer Jai Bhagwan, it is more than the shade of the medal.
As quoted in the "Indian Express" on 10\10\10.
"I would get fame and there would be financial benefits as well" - J. Bhagwan.  


Then there were two - STALKER vs TAYLOR  - The final showdown. 

2010 COMMONWEALTH GAMES - BOXING

TEAM ENGLAND -  RED HOT

PHOTO GALLERY

TEAM ENGLAND PHOTO  -  Courtesy of IAIN WEAVER

TEAM WALES vs TEAM CANADA  and SCOTLAND

TOM STALKER - TEAM ENGLAND

Devon Boatswain - Team Guyana

(from the "Stabroek News - October 5 th.)

Photos - Team Canada & Team England

Photo - Luke Woods - Team Australia - 

by Melissa Adams, Canberra Times

Photo - 2010 Boxing Team - Northern Irelamd

Photo - PADDY BARNES -  Belfast

Photo - Callum Johnson - Team Scotland

(Retford Times - October 20, 2009)

Photo - Team Scotland

(Amateur Boxing Scotland - announcement)

Photos - Flag of Wales & Welsh Boxing Team

Photo - Andrew Selby - Team Wales

BANTAMWEIGHT BOXER

("Barry & District News" - July 22, 2010)

Photo - Fred Evans - Team Wales

ANDREW SELBY - TEAM WALES

THE 2010 BOXING JOURNEY BEGINS - 2010 Commonwealth Games - by brian zelley


For the various Boxing Teams from the Commonwealth Nations, we begin with the individual boxers in the last days of their preparation before leaving for Delhi to compete in the 2010 GAMES.


Action in the ring will take place at the "Talkatora Indoor Boxing Stadium".


We now know the names of the boxers, coaches and managers of many of the teams from 
Australia to Canada, England, India and the other places around the globe.


For the Canadian team (see photo of the names) we have the seniors such as DIDIER BENCE
and STEVE ROLLS to the young ones like ALEX RYNN  from Alberta.  They and their team mates
will be in competition with members of the Australian team such as lightweight LUKE JACKSON, 
and members of three boxers from Guyana - DEVON BOATSWAIN, DEXTER JORDAN and CLEVLON ROCK.

For ENGLAND (see photo) of team including Tommy Stubbs and Bradley Saunders

New Zealand boxers will include JOSEPH PARKER, NATHAN MCEWEN,  ANGUS DONALDSON,  REECE PAPURI and DAVID ALOUA of a five member team.


For SCOTLAND the team includes boxer CALLUM JOHNSON from England, but qualified for Scotland.

Over the next few weeks, we will follow the progress of the Commonwealth boxers as they compete
against the best at Delhi, India.

THE CREAAM OF THE CROP - LIGHTWEIGHTS JOSH TAYLOR and TOM STALKER


As the days passed, the most anticipated final would be a lightweight contest between
England's TOM STALKER  and Scotland's JOSH TAYLOR  To-date, each bocer has 
demonstratd excellence in their bouts.