Oceania amateur boxing finals
New Zealand boxers won four titles and were the runners-up in two other divisions at the Oceania amateur championships in Melbourne. Shane Buckley (Batamweight), Rocky Auimatangi (light middleweight), Johnny Wallace (featherweight) and Jimmy Peau (heavyweight) won gold medals, and Stephen Howard (light flyweight) and Tom Fusitua (middleweight) were beaten finalists.
Six championships were won by Australians and two by representatives of Chinese Taipei. Peter Mathews, the Australian light heavyweight who upset Kevin Barry, of New Zealand, in the semi-finals, lost to his countryman, Armin Basic, on points. But another Kevin Barry was successful — an Australian super heavyweight by that name had a points win over Roy Zammataro (Australia).
Results of the finals are — Light flyweight: Hsi Hsing Chang (Chinese Taipei) d Stephen Howard (N.Z.) Pts. Flyweight: Wen Ching Chen (Chinese Taipei) d Grant Richards (Aus.) Pts. Bantamweight: Shane Buckley (N.Z.) d Angelo Cacciotto (Aus.) bout stopped at third. Featherweight: Johnny Wallace (N.Z.) d Keith Fraser (Aus.) Pts. Lightweight: David Clemcie (Aus.) d Charles Baou (New Caledonia) pts. Light welterweight: Renato Cornett (Aus.) d Joe Huljak (Aus.) forfeit. Welterweight: Wilfred Gentzen (Aus.) d Murray Thomson (Aus.) pts. Light middleweight: Rocky Auimatangi (N.Zj d Tomasi Bukalioi (Fiji) ko second round. Middleweight: Jeffrey Harding (Aus.) d Tom Fusitua (N.Z.) ko second round. Light heavyweight: Armin Basic (Aus) d Peter Matthews (Aus.) pts. Heavyweight: Jimmy Peau (N.Z.) d Neil Brennan (Aus.) ko Ist round. Super heavyweight: Kevin Barry (Aus.) d Roy Zammataro (Aus.) pts. Australia won the Palanga and S. G. Ashton commemorative shields for highest points and most gold medal wins.
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