Maluku Governor Cup in Ambon
Julio Bria was the star of the Maluku Governor Cup in Ambon
The second edition of the Maluku Governor Cup was held for the Indonesian women and men boxers in the city of Ambon. The competition saw six competition days with record number of 56 women and 184 men boxers in Ambon. The best boxer of the competition was Indonesia’s Southeast Asian Games winner Julio Bria who won his category in Ambon.
Women boxers could fight in six weight classes from the 48 kg up to the 64 kg categories and excluding their two athletes Beatrichx Suguro and Christina Marwan Jembay, who attended in the AIBA Asian & Oceanian Olympic Qualification Event, their bests were there in the start of the Maluku Governor Cup.
The first gold medal in the women competition of the Maluku Governor Cup was achieved by Endang who knocked out Salza Amoragam in the semi-final and continued her winning path against Ainun Azizah in the gold medal bout. The winner of the Olympic Flyweight class (51 kg) was the titleholder of the competition Femy Benamen who defeated Erni Amalia Lestari in the gold medal bout.
Indonesian National Champion and Southeast Asian Games bronze medallist Esther Kalayukin defended her throne at the Bantamweight class (54 kg) in Ambon and proved op performance in the whole competition. Imaculata Loda is also member of the national team therefore her success in the Featherweight class (57 kg) was an expected result in Ambon.
Indonesian Central Region Tournament gold medallist Huswatun Hasanah was in different level than her rivals in the Maluku Governor Cup and claimed the gold at the Olympic Lightweight class (60 kg). Indonesian Western Region Tournament winner Weldy Pariama is an experienced boxer who could win the sixth gold medal of the Maluku Governor Cup.
The men competition was held in ten weight classes from the 46 kg up to the 91 kg in the Maluku Governor Cup. Indonesian National Championships bronze medallist Valentinus Nahak claimed the first gold medal of the men event winning the Pinweight class (46 kg) in Ambon after beating Frejon Sahuleka.
Prasetyo eliminated strong Ferdinan Kase in the semi-final but he was not able to beat Ingatan Ilahi in the final of the Light Flyweight class (49 kg). Julio Bria was the biggest name in the entire competition who has been fighting in the international competitions since 2008. He claimed gold medal at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Palembang and represented Indonesia in several big international events. Bria won four contests in Ambon and walked over to the gold as technician Albertho Alfons could not fight against him in the final of the Men’s Flyweight class (52 kg).
Yulieus Lumoli came from a boxing family where all of his brothers are boxers therefore his performance in the recent two years was the success of his family background as well. He claimed bronze in the Taipei City Cup and decided to move down to the Bantamweight class (56 kg) after that international competition. Lumoli defended his throne in Ambon after beating Atris Neolaka in the final of the competition.
Ongen Saknosiwi and Michael Manoppo were new winners in Maluku Governor Cup who reached their career highlight in Ambon. Indonesian Central Region Tournament silver medallist Saputra Samada is also not an experienced boxer yet but he could win the Welterweight class (69 kg) beating national team member Kusdiyono as well. David Iskiwar is a veteran boxer who moved up to the Light Heavyweight class (81 kg) where his experiences were enough to beat Marzuki Panggabean in the final of the Maluku Governor Cup in Ambon.
List of the winners in Ambon
Women’s 48 kg: Endang
Women’s 51 kg: Femy Benamen
Women’s 54 kg: Esther Kalayukin
Women’s 57 kg: Imaculata Loda
Women’s 60 kg: Huswatun Hasanah
Women’s 64 kg: Weldy Pariama
Men’s 46 kg: Valentinus Nahak
Men’s 49 kg: Ingatan Ilahi
Men’s 52 kg: Julio Bria
Men’s 56 kg: Yulieus Lumoli
Men’s 60 kg: Ongen Saknosiwi
Men’s 64 kg: Michael Manoppo
Men’s 69 kg: Saputra Samada
Men’s 75 kg: Bram Betaubun
Men’s 81 kg: David Iskiwar
Men’s 91 kg: Joy Haurissa