The youth finals delighted the crowd in the fantastic Clifford Cup where all of the aspects of organizations are professional
The Clifford Cup has a fantastic environment in the open area of the Sahas Uyana complex in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka and together with their 1-star Referee & Judge Course, the competition is more important than ever before. The youth finals were on the schedule of the fourth competition day with the elite semi-finals.
This is the 94th edition in Sri Lanka which makes the Clifford Cup one of the oldest Asian boxing competitions. The number of the participants are 140 among the youth and 115 in the elite part of the Clifford Cup including 75 women.
The President of Sri Lanka Boxing Mr. Anuruddha Shanaka Bandara is proud to host this important R&J Course which is the first in Sri Lanka’s boxing life since 2011. Mr. Bandara’s vision is not only to arrange quotas for Sri Lanka but achieve at least one medal in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
Sri Lanka’s second biggest city, Kandy is located in the middle of the island and it is famous of its heritages, cultural sides, spice gardens, fantastic nature and the tea plantations on its surroundings. Mr. John Waith of Wales is the Instructor of the 1-star Referee & Judge Course before and during the Clifford Boxing Cup.
The Hemamali Girls College Kandy was the best female youth team at the Clifford Cup with their five gold and one silver medal. The Sripalee College from Horana bagged four gold, one silver and three bronze medals in the women’s youth part of the Clifford Cup.
Among the boys, a local team in Kandy, the St. Sylvester College amazed the crowd with four gold, three silver and two bronze medals. The Royal College from Colombo and the Trinity College Kandy both claimed two titles in the men’s youth section of the Clifford Cup.
The women’s and the men’s finals will be coming soon in the fifth and last competition day and altogether 19 exciting battles are in the schedule. The event is broadcasted live on the PEO Sports Digital channels to increase the popularity of boxing in Sri Lanka. The lights, the ring girls, the led sings, the huge screens and the full environment made the event professional in Kandy.
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