Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's heavyweight

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Boxing – Men's heavyweight
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Boxing pictogram.svg
Venue Oxenford Studios
Dates6 – 14 April 2018
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of India.svg  India
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
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The men's heavyweight boxing competitions at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia took place between 6 and 14 April at Oxenford Studios. Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 91 kilograms.

Boxing combat sport

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.

2018 Commonwealth Games 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games

The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games and the first time a major multi-sport event achieved gender equality by having an equal number of events for male and female athletes.

Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports.

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Like all Commonwealth boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of three rounds of three minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. Beginning this year, the competition was scored using the "must-ten" scoring system.

Schedule

The schedule is as follows: [1]

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

DateTimeRound
Friday 6 April 201813:32Round of 16
Tuesday 10 April 201815:02Quarter-finals
Friday 13 April 201815:02Semi-finals
Saturday 14 April 201813:32Final

Medalists

Results

The draw is as follows: [2]

Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
   
    Flag of Samoa.svg  Frank Masoe  (SAM)0 
Flag of India.svg  Naman Tanwar  (IND)5  Flag of India.svg  Naman Tanwar  (IND)5 
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Haruna Mhando  (TAN)0   Flag of India.svg  Naman Tanwar  (IND)0 
     Flag of Australia.svg  Jason Whateley  (AUS)4 
    Ulster banner.svg  Damien Sullivan  (NIR)1 
    Flag of Australia.svg  Jason Whateley  (AUS)4 
     Flag of Australia.svg  Jason Whateley  (AUS)0
     Flag of New Zealand.svg  David Nyika  (NZL)5
    Flag of Cameroon.svg  Christian Ndzie Tsoye  (CMR) 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  David Nyika  (NZL)5  Flag of New Zealand.svg  David Nyika  (NZL)W/O 
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Yakita Aska  (ANT)0   Flag of New Zealand.svg  David Nyika  (NZL)5 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scott Forrest  (SCO)5   Flag of England.svg  Cheavon Clarke  (ENG)0 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Elly Ochola  (KEN)0  Flag of Scotland.svg  Scott Forrest  (SCO)0   
    Flag of England.svg  Cheavon Clarke  (ENG)4   
   

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References

  1. "Boxing - Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. "Boxing Men's Heavy (91kg) Draw Sheet" (PDF). www.results.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee (GOLDOC). 3 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.