Boxing at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

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Boxing at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Boxing pictogram.svg
Venue Edmonton Gardens
Location Edmonton, Canada
Dates3 to 12 August 1978
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Boxing at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was the 11th appearance of the Boxing at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Edmonton, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 1978 and featured contests in eleven weight classes. [1]

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The boxing events were held at Edmonton Gardens. [2] [3]

Kenya topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning one more silver medal than Canada and Northern Ireland. [4] [5]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2237
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada*2158
3Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland 2114
4Flag of England.svg  England 1214
5Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1113
6Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1012
7Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1001
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1001
9Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0224
10Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 0112
11Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 0101
12Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 0033
13Flag of India.svg  India 0011
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0011
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 0011
Totals (15 entries)11112143

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Flyweight Flag of Kenya.svg Stephen Muchoki Flag of Zambia.svg Francis Kabala Flag of India.svg Birender Thapa
Flag of Ghana.svg Kid Jumalia
Flyweight Flag of Kenya.svg Michael Irungu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Clyde Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Wighton
Ulster Banner.svg Hugh Russell
Bantamweight Ulster Banner.svg Barry McGuigan Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Tumat Sogolik Flag of Kenya.svg Douglas Maina
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg William Rannelli
Featherweight Flag of Ghana.svg Azumah Nelson Flag of Zambia.svg John Sichula Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Guy Boutin
Flag of England.svg Moss O'Brien
Lightweight Ulster Banner.svg Gerry Hamill Flag of Kenya.svg Patrick Waweru Flag of Zambia.svg Teddy Makofi
Flag of Scotland.svg John McAllister
Light Welterweight Flag of Guyana.svg Winfield Braithwaite Flag of Scotland.svg James Douglas Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Raftery
Flag of Kenya.svg Michael Mawangi
Welterweight Flag of Jamaica.svg Mike McCallum Ulster Banner.svg Ken Beattie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Hoyt
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Anthony Feal
Light Middleweight Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly Perlette Flag of Kenya.svg Abdurahman Athuman Flag of Samoa.svg Ropati Vipo Samu
Flag of Zambia.svg Enock Chama
Middleweight Flag of Australia (converted).svg Philip McElwaine Flag of England.svg Delroy Parkes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roddy MacDonald
Flag of Samoa.svg Richard Betham
Light Heavyweight Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roger Fortin Flag of England.svg Vince Smith Flag of Samoa.svg Fautala Su'a
Flag of Kenya.svg Edward Thande
Heavyweight Flag of England.svg Julius Awome Flag of Ghana.svg Joseph Adamah Mensah Flag of New Zealand.svg George Stankovich

Results

Light-flyweight under 48kg

RoundWinnerLoserScore
Quarter-Final Flag of Zambia.svg Francis Musankabala Flag of Jamaica.svg Richard Clarke RSC 3
Quarter-Final Flag of Kenya.svg Stephen Muchoki Flag of England.svg Joe Dawson RSC 1
Quarter-Final Flag of India.svg Birender Thapa Ulster Banner.svg Jim Carson Pts
Semi-Final Flag of Zambia.svg Francis Musankabala Flag of Ghana.svg Kid Sumaila RSC 2
Semi-Final Flag of Kenya.svg Stephen Muchoki Flag of India.svg Birender Thapa Pts
Final Flag of Kenya.svg Stephen Muchoki Flag of Zambia.svg Francis Musankabala 5:0

Flyweight 51kg

RoundWinnerLoserScore
Preliminary Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Clyde Flag of Tanzania.svg Emmanuel Mlundwa Pts
Preliminary Flag of Zambia.svg Lucky Mutale Flag of Samoa.svg Faoa Ofe RSC 2
Preliminary Flag of Scotland.svg Joseph Park Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Jack Eki Pts
Preliminary Ulster Banner.svg Hugh Russell Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Russell Jones Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Kenya.svg Michael Irungu Flag of Ghana.svg Peter Mensah RSC 2
Quarter-Final Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Wighton Flag of England.svg Gary Nickels Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Clyde Flag of Zambia.svg Lucky Mutale Pts
Quarter-Final Ulster Banner.svg Hugh Russell Flag of Scotland.svg Joseph Park KO 1
Semi-Final Flag of Kenya.svg Michael Irungu Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Wighton Pts
Semi-Final Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Clyde Ulster Banner.svg Hugh Russell KO 1
Final Flag of Kenya.svg Michael Irungu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Clyde Pts

Bantamweight 54kg

RoundWinnerLoserScore
Preliminary Flag of Kenya.svg Douglas Maina Flag of Bangladesh.svg Syed Mohiuddin DQ 3
Preliminary Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Tumat Sogolik Flag of England.svg Jackie Turner Pts
Preliminary Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David George Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wade Blaik Pts
Preliminary Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bill Rannelli Flag of Belize.svg Ashley Rivers Pts
Preliminary Flag of Malawi.svg Kid Gondwe Flag of Samoa.svg Elisaia Nanai Pts
Preliminary Flag of Guyana.svg Michael Anthony Flag of Ghana.svg Anthony Abacheng Pts
Preliminary Ulster Banner.svg Barry McGuigan Flag of Scotland.svg George Lowe DQ 2
Quarter-Final Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bill Rannelli Flag of Malawi.svg Kid Gondwe Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Kenya.svg Douglas Maina Flag of Tanzania.svg Mabushi Isaack RSC 2
Quarter-Final Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Tumat Sogolik Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David George KO 2
Quarter-Final Ulster Banner.svg Barry McGuigan Flag of Guyana.svg Michael Anthony Pts
Semi-Final Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Tumat Sogolik Flag of Kenya.svg Douglas Maina KO 1
Semi-Final Ulster Banner.svg Barry McGuigan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bill Rannelli RSC 3
Final Ulster Banner.svg Barry McGuigan Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Tumat Sogolik Pts

Featherweight 57kg

RoundWinnerLoserScore
Preliminary Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Guy Boutin Ulster Banner.svg Kenny Webb RSC 3
Preliminary Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Williams Flag of Eswatini.svg Jonathan Magagula Pts
Preliminary Flag of England.svg Moss O'Brien Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard Pittman Pts
Preliminary Flag of Zambia.svg John Sichula Flag of Guyana.svg Ron Ferguson Pts
Preliminary Flag of Scotland.svg Ian McLeod Flag of Malawi.svg Solomon Kondowe Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Ghana.svg Azumah Nelson Flag of Samoa.svg Siaosi Poto RSC 2
Quarter-Final Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Guy Boutin Flag of Kenya.svg Modest Napunyi Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of England.svg Moss O'Brien Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Williams Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Zambia.svg John Sichula Flag of Scotland.svg Ian McLeod Pts
Semi-Final Flag of Ghana.svg Azumah Nelson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Guy Boutin Pts
Semi-Final Flag of Zambia.svg John Sichula Flag of England.svg Moss O'Brien RSC 3
Final Flag of Ghana.svg Azumah Nelson Flag of Zambia.svg John Sichula Pts

Lightweight 60kg

RoundWinnerLoserScore
Preliminary Flag of England.svg George Gilbody Flag of Guyana.svg Clifton Nichols Pts
Preliminary Flag of Kenya.svg Patrick Waweru Flag of the Bahamas.svg Junior Bethel DQ 3
Preliminary Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Tink Flag of Malawi.svg Joe Nyirenda KO 1
Preliminary Ulster Banner.svg Gerry Hamill Flag of India.svg Bakshish Singh Pts
Preliminary Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Nolan Flag of Eswatini.svg Robert Lukhele AB 1
Preliminary Flag of Zambia.svg Teddy Makofi Flag of Bangladesh.svg Nurul Islam RSC 1
Quarter-Final Flag of Scotland.svg Johnny McAllister Flag of Ghana.svg Akwei Addo Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Kenya.svg Patrick Waweru Flag of England.svg George Gilbody RSCI 2
Quarter-Final Ulster Banner.svg Gerry Hamill Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Tink Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Zambia.svg Teddy Makofi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Nolan Pts
Semi-Final Flag of Kenya.svg Patrick Waweru Flag of Scotland.svg Johnny McAllister Pts
Semi-Final Ulster Banner.svg Gerry Hamill Flag of Zambia.svg Teddy Makofi Pts
Final Ulster Banner.svg Gerry Hamill Flag of Kenya.svg Patrick Waweru Pts

Light-welterweight 63.5kg

RoundWinnerLoserScore
Preliminary Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Baby Joe Swengbe Flag of the Bahamas.svg Alvin Sargeant Pts
Preliminary Flag of Scotland.svg James Douglas Flag of Samoa.svg Toetu Malo Pts
Preliminary Flag of Ghana.svg Baba Sumaila Flag of Belize.svg Rupert Flowers RSC 1
Preliminary Flag of Guyana.svg Winfield Braithwaite Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alec Leatherday Pts
Preliminary Flag of Kenya.svg Michael Mwangi Flag of India.svg Chenanda Machaiah Pts
Preliminary Flag of New Zealand.svg Gaulua Folasi Flag of Jamaica.svg Alston Cameron Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Raftery Flag of Tanzania.svg Lucas Msomba Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Scotland.svg James Douglas Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Baby Joe Swengbe Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Guyana.svg Winfield Braithwaite Flag of Ghana.svg Baba Sumaila Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Kenya.svg Michael Mwangi Flag of New Zealand.svg Gaulua Folasi KO 2
Semi-Final Flag of Guyana.svg Winfield Braithwaite Flag of Kenya.svg Michael Mwangi Pts
Semi-Final Flag of Scotland.svg James Douglas Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Raftery RSCI 2
Final Flag of Guyana.svg Winfield Braithwaite Flag of Scotland.svg James Douglas KO 1

Welterweight 67kg

RoundWinnerLoserScore
Extra Preliminary Flag of Kenya.svg Philip Mathenge Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Nayon Anglin KO 1
Preliminary Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Anthony Feal Flag of New Zealand.svg David Jackson KO 1
Preliminary Flag of Tanzania.svg Ahmed Tesha Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Hall Pts
Preliminary Ulster Banner.svg Ken Beattie Flag of the Bahamas.svg Sam Whymms Pts
Preliminary Flag of Ghana.svg Moro Tahiru Flag of Samoa.svg Malo Samu Pts
Preliminary Flag of England.svg Paul Kelly Flag of Zambia.svg Robert Kanongeki RSC 1
Preliminary Flag of Jamaica.svg Mike McCallum Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Cooney Pts
Preliminary Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Hoyt Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Benjamin Sesay RSC 2
Preliminary Flag of Guyana.svg Brian Bovell Flag of Kenya.svg Philip Mathenge Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Anthony Feal Flag of Tanzania.svg Ahmed Tesha KO 1
Quarter-Final Ulster Banner.svg Ken Beattie Flag of Ghana.svg Moro Tahiru Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Jamaica.svg Mike McCallum Flag of England.svg Paul Kelly Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Hoyt Flag of Guyana.svg Brian Bovell Pts
Semi-Final Flag of Jamaica.svg Mike McCallum Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Hoyt Pts
Semi-Final Ulster Banner.svg Ken Beattie Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Anthony Feal Pts
Final Flag of Jamaica.svg Mike McCallum Ulster Banner.svg Ken Beattie Pts

Light-middleweight 71kg

RoundWinnerLoserScore
Preliminary Flag of Samoa.svg Ropati Vipo Samu Ulster Banner.svg Tony McAvoy KO 3
Preliminary Flag of Ghana.svg Mohammed Coffie Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Devlin RSC 2
Preliminary Flag of Kenya.svg Abdulahaman Athuman Flag of Malawi.svg Justice Tandani Pts
Preliminary Flag of Scotland.svg Archie Salmon Flag of Guyana.svg Mortimer Noel Pts
Preliminary Flag of Zambia.svg Enock Chama Flag of India.svg Kumar Rai Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly Perlette Flag of Tanzania.svg Luigi Nuti Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Samoa.svg Ropati Vipo Samu Flag of New Zealand.svg Ronald Jackson Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Kenya.svg Abdulahaman Athuman Flag of Ghana.svg Mohammed Coffie Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Zambia.svg Enock Chama Flag of Scotland.svg Archie Salmon Pts
Semi-Final Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly Perlette Flag of Samoa.svg Ropati Vipo Samu Pts
Semi-Final Flag of Kenya.svg Abdulahaman Athuman Flag of Zambia.svg Enock Chama Pts
Final Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly Perlette Flag of Kenya.svg Abdulahaman Athuman Pts

Middleweight 75kg

RoundWinnerLoserScore
Preliminary Flag of England.svg Delroy Parkes Flag of New Zealand.svg Perry Rackley Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Samoa.svg Richard Betham Flag of Guyana.svg Ansil Thomas DQ 3
Quarter-Final Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil McElwaine Flag of Kenya.svg Stephen Moi Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roddy MacDonald Flag of Ghana.svg Kpakpo Allotey KO 1
Quarter-Final Flag of England.svg Delroy Parkes Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Dale Ramoon RSC 2
Semi-Final Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil McElwaine Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roddy MacDonald DQ 3
Semi-Final Flag of England.svg Delroy Parkes Flag of Samoa.svg Faitala Su'a KO 2
Final Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil McElwaine Flag of England.svg Delroy Parkes Pts

Light-heavyweight 81kg

RoundWinnerLoserScore
Quarter-Final Flag of Kenya.svg Edward Thande Flag of Australia (converted).svg Benny Pike RSC 3
Quarter-Final Flag of England.svg Vince Smith Flag of New Zealand.svg Dean Rackley Pts
Semi-Final Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roger Fortin Flag of Samoa.svg Faitala Su'a KO 2
Semi-Final Flag of England.svg Vince Smith Flag of Kenya.svg Edward Thande Pts
Final Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roger Fortin Flag of England.svg Vince Smith RSCI 1

Heavyweight +81kg

RoundWinnerLoserScore
Quarter-Final Flag of England.svg Julius Awome bye
Quarter-Final Flag of Guyana.svg Rodwell Paton bye
Quarter-Final Flag of New Zealand.svg George Stankovich Flag of Kenya.svg Joseph Kabegi Pts
Quarter-Final Flag of Guyana.svg Joseph Adamah Mensah Flag of Samoa.svg Vitolio Pupuali'i RSC 3
Semi-Final Flag of England.svg Julius Awome Flag of Guyana.svg Rodwell Paton w/o
Semi-Final Flag of England.svg Julius Awome+ Flag of New Zealand.svg George Stankovich Pts
Semi-Final Flag of Ghana.svg Joseph Adamah Mensah no opponentw/o
Final Flag of England.svg Julius Awome Flag of Ghana.svg Joseph Adamah Mensah Pts

+ re-draw

References

  1. ↑ "Medal Standings Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Commonwealth Games of 1978". EBSCO. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "History of Commonwealth Stadium". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Commonwealth Games - Edmonton, Canada - August 3-12 1978". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
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