British Commonwealth Games 1970 / Boxing

The 9th men's boxing competitions at the British Commonwealth Games in 1970 were held from July 17th to July 24th in the Scottish capital Edinburgh . A total of 44 medals were awarded in 11 weight classes.

Medalist

class	gold	silver	bronze
Half fly weight (- 48 kg)	James Odwori Uganda	Anthony Davies Wales	Michael Abrams England PJ Butterfield Australia
Fly weight (- 51 kg)	Dave Needham England	Leo Rwabwogo Uganda	A. McHugh Scotland Davy Larmour Nigeria
Bantam weight (- 54 kg)	Sulley Shittu Ghana	Samuel Mbugua Kenya	S. Ogilvie Scotland Courtney Atherly Guyana
Feather weight (- 57 kg)	Philip Waruinge Kenya	Deogratias Musoke Uganda	Mir Samar Pakistan Alan Richardson England
Light weight (- 60 kg)	Abayomi Adeyemi Nigeria	John Gillan Scotland	Tatu Ghionga Malawi Moses Mbugua Kenya
Super light weight (- 63.5 kg)	Mohamed Muruli Uganda	Dai Davies Wales	EO Lawson Ghana Paul Kayula Zambia
Welter weight (- 67 kg)	Emma Ankudey Ghana	John Olulu Kenya	T. Joyce Scotland Shivaji Bhonsle India
Super welter weight (- 71 kg)	Tom Imrie Scotland	Julius Luipa Zambia	PJ Doherty Northern Ireland David Attan Kenya
Middle weight (- 75 kg)	John Conteh England	Titus Simba Tanzania	R. Murphy Australia Samuel Kasongo Zambia
Light heavyweight (- 81 kg)	Fatai Ayinla Nigeria	Oliver Wright Jamaica	Victor Attivor Ghana John Rafferty Scotland
Heavy weight (+ 81 kg)	Benson Masanda Uganda	John McKinty Northern Ireland	Jack Meda Canada Leslie Stevens England

Medal table

rank	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Uganda	3	2	0	5
2	England	2	0	3	5
3	Ghana	2	0	2	4th
4th	Nigeria	2	0	0	2
5	Kenya	1	2	2	5
6th	Scotland	1	1	4th	6th
7th	Wales	0	2	0	2
8th	Zambia	0	1	2	3
	Northern Ireland	0	1	2	3
10	Jamaica	0	1	0	1
	Tanzania	0	1	0	1
12	Australia	0	0	2	2
13	Canada	0	0	1	1
	India	0	0	1	1
	Guyana	0	0	1	1
	Malawi	0	0	1	1
	Pakistan	0	0	1	1
	Total	11	11	22nd	44

See also

• Commonwealth Games (boxing)

Web links

• Results