Boxing at the 1950 British Empire Games

Boxing at the 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth appearance of the Boxing at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Auckland, New Zealand, and featured contests in eight weight classes.

The boxing events were held in the Great Hall of the Auckland Town Hall, which had a capacity of 3,000 for the events.

England topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning three gold medals.

Medal table

Medallists Flyweight K. Edwin (CEY) Marcus Temple (SAF)Bantamweight Johnny van Rensburg (SAF) Albert Perera (CEY)Featherweight Andy Verceuil (RHO)LightweightWelterweight Alex Obeysekere (CEY)Middleweight Theunis van Schalkwyk (SAF)Light heavyweightHeavyweightnone awarded

Results

First round Weight Winner Loser ScoreFlyweight 51kg Hugh Riley bye K. Edwin Bert Maddern Marcus Temple Ron Muir Ron Gower byeBantamweight 54kg Johnny van Rensburg Tommy Miller Albert Perera bye Len Walters Robert Broadhurst Merton Barrett bye Featherweight 57kg Henry Gilliland bye Andy Verceuil Frank White Peter Brander William Paterson Anthony James Fisher J. Pretorius Lightweight 60kg Ronnie Latham Eddie Grey Billy Barber D. G. Shepherd Jim Barnden E. L. King Eddie Haddad byeWelterweight 67kg Terry Ratcliffe Johnny Ravenda points Bill Seewitz bye Alex Obeysekere bye James McIvor J. Small Middleweight 75kg Theunis van Schalkwyk bye James Beal bye Bill Pinkus bye Light heavyweight 81kg Don Scott bye Chris Rollinson bye Jack Taylor bye Heavyweight 91kg Frank Creagh bye Sid Cousins bye

Semi-finals Weight Winner Loser ScoreFlyweight Riley Gower points Edwin Temple pointsBantamweight van Rensburg Walters points Perera Barrett pointsFeatherweight Gilliland Brander points Verceuil Fisher stopped 2ndLightweight Latham Haddad points Barber Barnden failed weightWelterweight Ratcliffe McIvor points Seewitz Obeysekere stopped 3rdMiddleweight van Schalkwyk Pinkus points Beal bye Light heavyweight Scott Taylor stopped 2nd Rollinson bye Heavyweight Creagh bye Cousins bye

Bronze medal Weight Winner Loser ScoreFlyweight Temple Gower Bantamweight Walters Barrett w/oFeatherweight Brander Fisher Lightweight Barnden Haddad Welterweight Obeysekere McIvor w/oMiddleweight Pinkus no opponent Light heavyweight Taylor no opponent

Finals Weight Winner Loser ScoreFlyweight Riley Edwin pointsBantamweight van Rensburg Perera pointsFeatherweight Gilliland Verceuil pointsLightweight Latham Barber pointsWelterweight Ratcliffe Seewitz pointsMiddleweight van Schalkwyk Beal pointsLight heavyweight Scott Rollinson pointsHeavyweight Creagh Cousins points

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