Haider wins on points

Published July 27, 2002

MANCHESTER, July 26: Pakistan’s Haider Ali defeated Michael Medor of Mauritius on points to win his preliminary round bout in the Commonwealth Games boxing Friday.

RESULTS

Preliminary round

Super Heavyweight (Over 91kgs): Kertson Manswell (Tri) bt Michael Mcninness (Aus) - pts; Kerron Speid (Jam) bt Shane Curran (Nir) - w/o

Featherweight (Up to 57kgs): Benoit Gaudet (Can) bt Mudiyanselage Walisundara (Sri) - pts; Jonathan Mwila (Zam) bt Thomas Aryeetey (Gha) - pts; Haider Ali (Pak) bt Michael Medor (Mri) - pts; Peter Allan Ashton (Wal) bt Kevin O’Hara (NIr) - pts.

Bantamweight (Up to 54kgs): Andrew Singh Kooner (Can) bt Riaz Durgahed (Mri) - pts; Ezekiel Letuka (Les) bt Ng Dingko Singh (Ind) - pts; Shehu Memud (Ngr) bt Fernando Tom (Zim) - rsf; Darren Lee Edwards (Wal) bt Khumiso Ikgopoleng (Bot) - pts; Ludumo Galada (Rsa) bt Michel Agard (Tri) - pts.

Flyweight (Up to 51kgs): Sunday Michael (Ngr) bt Omari Rajabu (Tan) - pts; Benard Ngumba Irungu (Ken) bt Raphael Lare (Png) - pts; RMAB Rathnayake (Sri) bt Brad Hore (Aus) - pts.—AFP

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