No selection in Golden Gloves

No selection in Golden Gloves

SEMARANG (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian Amateur Boxing
Association (Pertina) Sang Nyoman Suwisma confirmed on Sunday
there would be no selection for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA)
Games in the Golden Gloves boxing championships here.

Suwisma said after opening the championships, which will last
until April 14, that based on the rules, one boxer should be out
by a draw if there were two boxers belong to the same weight
division.

"During the technical meeting, nobody agreed that two boxers
who currently attended the training program for SEA Games, should
be separated by a draw," he was quoted by Antara as saying.

On the first day, M. Roesli of South Sulawesi won in points
over Fauzi Zanzamani of West Sumatra in the light flyweight
division. Central Javanese Suwardoyo also won over Alianjar of
Riau in points in the flyweight class. (har/ivy)