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Boxing At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's Lightweight
The men's lightweight boxing competitions at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia took place between 5 and 14 April at Oxenford Studios. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 60 kilograms. 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: All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30), and Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00). Time is regulated by the individual state ... (UTC+10) Medalists Results The draw is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxenford Studios
Village Roadshow Studios are a set of film studios located in Oxenford, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The studios are owned by Village Roadshow and consist of nine sound stages as well as a range of other production facilities. The studio commenced in June 1991 and is one of three film studios in Australia, the others being Fox Studios in Sydney and Docklands Studios Melbourne. The studios have been home to many feature films, telemovies, TV series and miniseries. Some feature film productions include ''Aquaman'', '' San Andreas'', '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', ''Scooby-Doo'', '' House of Wax'', ''Ghost Ship'', and '' Thor: Ragnarok''. TV productions have included H2O: Just Add Water,'' Terra Nova'', '' BeastMaster'' and the ''Lost World'' series. History Village Roadshow Studios opened in 1986 and was commissioned by Dino De Laurentiis for De Laurentiis Entertainment Limited (DEL). Village Roadshow purchased DEL and took over the fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Okoth
Nicholas Okongo Okoth (born 3 March 1983) is a Kenyan amateur boxer. He fought at the 2008 Olympics as a featherweight after winning the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament. In Beijing he lost his debut to Arturo Santos Reyes. Okoth grew up in the Mathare slums of Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city prope ... with three brothers who would also become boxers. The four of them, along with a cousin, trained at Undugu Amateur Boxing Club. He qualified to represent Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics. References External linksQualifier [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colan Caleb
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Colan may refer to: Places * Colan, Cornwall, a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom * A beach in the Piura Region of Peru People * Gene Colan * Joanne Colan * Ioana Petcu-Colan * Nicolae Colan * Colan, a character in G.K. Chesterton's poem The Ballad of the White Horse See also *Collan Collan () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yonne department The following is a list of the 423 communes of the Yonne department of France. The communes coope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Collins
Nathaniel Collins (born 12 August 1996) is a Scottish professional boxer who has held the British featherweight title since March 2023 and the Commonwealth featherweight title since 2021. Professional career Collins made his professional debut on 6 October 2018, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Lee Connelly at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley, Scotland. After compiling a record of 5–0 (1 KO), he faced Monty Ogilvie for the vacant Celctic featherweight title on 5 October 2019, at the Lagoon Leisure Centre. Collins scored five knockdowns en route to a fifth-round technical knockout (TKO) victory to capture his first professional championship. After a PTS victory against Jordan Ellison in a non-title fight in January 2021, Collins faced Felix Williams for the vacant Commonwealth featherweight title on 31 July at the New Douglas Park New Douglas Park, currently known as the ZLX Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Colin (boxer)
Jean Colin (24 March 1905 – 7 March 1989) was an English actress. She began her career on stage in pantomime, musical theatre and operettas. She appeared in several films beginning in the 1930s. Colin was born in Brighton, Sussex and died in London. In her later years, she lived in a flat near Marble Arch in central London. Career Her stage debut was in 1923 in Brighton when Mary Lynn, niece of Ralph Lynn, persuaded her to work up a dancing act with her. Her big chance came when she was given the part originally meant for June in '' The Five O'Clock Girl''. ''The Hate Ship'' was her first film. Selected filmography * ''The Hate Ship'' (1930) * '' Compromising Daphne'' (1930) * ''Lord Babs'' (1932) * ''Charing Cross Road'' (1935) * '' Such Is Life'' (1936) * ''Stardust'' (1938) * '' The Mikado'' (1939) * '' Laugh It Off'' (1940) * ''Bob's Your Uncle "Bob's your uncle" is a phrase commonly used in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries that means "and there it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calum French
Calum Jordan French (born 25 August 1995) is a British amateur boxer. He is currently an active member of the GB Boxing podium squad, having represented Great Britain in four WSB fights. Having recently been selected to represent England in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia's Gold Coast, French has stated his ambition is to become an Olympic champion in 2020. His most recent fights have been in the lightweight (60 kg) category. Early life French was born in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear to a British mother and father, Teresa French and Norman French. French attended St Annes RC Primary School in Gateshead followed by St Thomas More RC School, also in Gateshead and was known as "Frenchy" to his friends. The second youngest of 4 children, French has the following siblings: Liam, Ryan and Riona. He went to High Fell Boxing Club in Gateshead. Later on he would choose to leave and join Birtley boxing club to try and take his boxing career more seriously. GB Boxing In 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Ahmad (boxer)
Ali Ahmad may refer to: * Ali Ahmad (cricketer) Ali Ahmad (born 1 January 1995) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his List A debut for Kandahar Province in the 2019 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup The 2019 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup was a List A cricket competition that took p ... (born 1995), Afghan cricketer * Ali Ahmad (politician) (1930–1977), Malaysian politician * Ali Ahmad, known popularly as Ali Kalora (1981–2021), Indonesian Islamic militant and leader {{hndis, Ahmad, Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adeola Soyoye
Adéọlá is both a Yoruba surname and a given name meaning "the crown or royalty of prestige and wealth". Notable people with the name include: Surname *Aderonke Adeola, Nigerian film director, art historian, fashion entrepreneur, script-writer and producer *Fola Adeola (born 1954), Nigerian civil servant *Ogechi Adeola, Nigerian business academic *Olatunji Adeola (born 1983), Nigerian footballer Given name *Adeola Fayehun (born 1984), Nigerian journalist * Adeola Odutola (1902–1995), Nigerian businessman * Adeola Lanre Runsewe (born 1989), Nigerian footballer *Adeola Dewis, Creative artist *Adeola Ayodele Ajijola Adéọlá is both a Yoruba surname and a given name meaning "the crown or royalty of prestige and wealth". Notable people with the name include: Surname *Aderonke Adeola, Nigerian film director, art historian, fashion entrepreneur, script-writer a ..., Software Developer {{given name, type=both Yoruba given names Yoruba-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thadius Katua
Thadius Katua (born November 4, 1997) is an amateur boxer who represented Papua New Guinea at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He won a gold medal at the 2015 Pacific Games The 2015 Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 2015 or POM 2015, was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. It was the fifteenth staging of the Pacific Games as well as the third to be hosted in Port Moresby. More tha .... Competing at the age of 18, Katua was the youngest boxer partaking in the 2016 Olympic tournament. Despite being outscored by opponent Adlan Abdurashidov in all three rounds, Katua's coach believed that he may have actually won the fight if the points had been tallied differently. When the judges ruled in favor of Abdurashidov many in the crowd voiced their support for Katua. Before taking part in the Olympics Katua had become the first Papua New Guinean to win a gold in boxing at the Pasic Youth Games. References External links * 1997 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Omar (boxer)
Abdul Wahid Omar (born 3 October 1993) is a Ghanaian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ..., where he was defeated by Alberto Melián in the first round. References External links * * * * 1993 births Living people Ghanaian male boxers Bantamweight boxers Flyweight boxers Light-welterweight boxers Olympic boxers for Ghana Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Ghana Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Boxers from Accra {{Gh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
