424 bouts recorded in successful 105th Stubbs Shields Championships

Sri Lanka Schools' Boxing - Stubbs Shield

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Sri Lanka Schools' Boxing - Stubbs Shield

The 105th Stubbs Shields Boxing Championships, one of the oldest competitions in the South Asian island, organized by the Education Ministry and Schools Boxing Association was held in the Royal MAS Arena in Colombo as 424 bouts took place in one of the most successful tournaments in the recent past.

The Stubbs Shields is the national competition in which junior, youth, and young senior boxers from across Sri Lanka participate. This year, the championship crowned 36 champions and saw impressive performances, particularly in women’s boxing. The event was organized by the Education Ministry and Schools Boxing Association.

Previously, the organizers held the Layton Cup Boxing Tournament at Negombo Beach, having moved it from the Royal MAS Arena, supporting the growth of boxing in Sri Lanka. This year, Sri Lanka is set to send a record number of boxers to the upcoming ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships.

A remarkable 132 teams participated in the latest Stubbs Shields Boxing Championships, featuring 424 bouts spread across six intense sessions, with the final 36 matches determining the champions.

St. Sylvester College, Kandy, clinched the overall championship title with four gold, two silver, and one bronze medal, marking their fourth consecutive win and 18th overall victory in the Stubbs Shields Championships.

Royal College’s captain, Thenuwan Bandara Meegalla, a Taipei City Box Cup gold medalist, earned the Col. T.Y. Wright Challenge Cup as Best Boxer in the Senior Boys division for his exceptional technical skill.

In the Girls’ division, Siri Perakum Vidyalaya, Kotagala, emerged as champions with three gold and one silver medal, while Sri Pragnarathne Central College, Gelioya, took the runner-up spot with three gold and three bronze medals. Chathuni Jagathya Siriwardhana of Hemamali Girls College, Kandy, won the Best Female Boxer award in the Senior Girls’ 48kg category by defeating MKM Muthuni from Dharmaloka College, Pelmadulla.

The list of the winners at the 2024 Sri Lankan Stubbs Shields Championships:

  Women’s Junior 46kg: S.M.N. Miloniya

  Women’s Junior 48kg: U.B. Sonali

  Women’s Junior 50kg: T.D.I. Madhushani

  Women’s Junior 52kg: K.D.S.M. Piyasiri

  Women’s Junior 54kg: A.P.I. Minodya

  Women’s Youth 48kg: G.G.S. Upendri

  Women’s Youth 51kg: P.G.N.S. Perera

  Women’s Youth 54kg: G.G.N.A Gimhani

  Women’s Youth 57kg: R.P.M.I. Lakshani

  Women’s Senior 48kg: N.K. Chathuni Jagathya Siriwardhana

  Women’s Senior 51kg: K.M.N. Sandeepani

  Women’s Senior 54kg: L. Kagenthni

  Women’s Senior 57kg: H.G.S. Sewwandi

  Women’s Senior 60kg: U. Keerththana

  Women’s Senior 63.5kg: R.D.N.P. Jayathissa

  Men’s Junior 46kg: Naranayana Binul Dulanda

  Men’s Junior 48kg: Wickrama Arachchilage Janindu Dhananjaya

  Men’s Junior 50kg: R.A.M.D. Senanayaka

  Men’s Junior 52kg: H.M.D.W.W. Ranneth

  Men’s Junior 54kg: Nehan Prasanna Kularathna

  Men’s Youth 49kg: Yosu Yatawara

  Men’s Youth 52kg: Nilusha Deshan Thathsara

  Men’s Youth 56kg: L.M.S. Diwyanga

  Men’s Youth 60kg: T.A. Murajudeen

  Men’s Youth 64kg: B.K.R.R. Biyanwala

  Men’s Youth 69kg: S.G. Mohamad Azhar

  Men’s Youth 75kg: K.G.D.D. Kalalwaththa

  Men’s Youth 81kg: Y.G.U.S. Jayawardhana

  Men’s Senior 49kg: A.A.N. De Silva

  Men’s Senior 52kg: R.N. Weerasekara

  Men’s Senior 56kg: Thenuwan Bandara Meegalla

  Men’s Senior 60kg: K.G.S.K. Heshan

  Men’s Senior 64kg: J.M.T. Deshan

  Men’s Senior 69kg: A.G.V.W. Jayasinghe

  Men’s Senior 75kg: K.M.M. Bandara

  Men’s Senior 81kg: K.S.M. Perera