Southern View: October 01, 2019

12 Tuesday October 1 2019
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SOUTHERN VIEW
Woolston boxers in the ring for Canty
• By Jacob Page
SIX WOOLSTON boxers will
be part of the Canterbury team
to compete at the national
championships which start
tomorrow at Hastings
A 20-strong team will test
themselves against the best
amateur boxers in New Zealand
over the five-day tournament.
Ryley Sutherland, Hamuera
Tainui, Blake Henderson, Trevor
Swainson, Byron Antal and
Tegan Clark will all represent
Woolston in the team.
Canterbury coach Mark Fuller
said the team have a good mix
of youth and experience across
junior, cadet and senior grades.
He has high hopes for the
Woolston contingent.
CONTENDERS: Ryley
Sutherland (left) and
Hamuera Tainui are aiming to
add to their trophy cabinet at
the nationals in Hastings this
week. PHOTO: WOOLSTON
BOXING CLUB
“I like the look of Trevor
Swainson,” he said.
“He’s been around a long
time and deserves a
national title.
“He’s capable and
durable.”
Tainui won a
national title last year
in the 63kg cadet class
and will be looking
for another win this
year.
Both he and
Sutherland won New
Zealand Golden
Gloves titles last
month in Rotorua.
“Tegan Clark has a hard class
but if she’s positive enough she’s
definitely one who could win a
national title,” Fuller said.
“In the cadets, Sutherland and
Kwahli Beauchamp – they’ve
had 25 to 30 fights now – and the
juniors Daniel Meehan, James
Charlton and Blake Gibson all
have 30 fights plus.
“We always aim to medal, but
there are a few kids there that
will need three bouts to earn a
silver or gold, but realistically we
should come back with a good
haul.
“This is the pinnacle
tournament of the year so they’’ll
all be giving it everything.
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Mark Fuller
“Byron Antal is a good lad, it’ll
be a big step up and he’s keen to
learn.”
Weigh-ins are due to
take place today.
“It’s a good team
and we always have
expectations to
perform well and to
represent Canterbury
well,” Fuller said.
Canterbury team
Kwahli Beauchamp
(Smiling Tigers),
Ryley Sutherland
(Woolston), Leon
Gibson (Waikuku),
Daniel Meehan
(Smiling Tigers), Hamuera
Tainui (woolston), James
Charlton (Rangiora), Tom
Westall (Papanui), Ryan
Entese (Papanui), Rendz
Remaneses, Sam Burdett
Clark (Smiling Tigers), Blake
Henderson (Woolston),
Trevor Swainson (Woolston),
Wheels Mau’u (Burnham),
Savanah Haehae (Rangiora),
Tegan Clark (Woolston),
Bree Cumming (Round 12),
Mel McGlynn (Burnham),
Elenoa Lilo (Burnham),
Edward Richards (Rangiora),
Byron Antal (Woolston),
and Rendz Remaneses
(Redwood).