Oceania Boxing Qualifier - Apia, Samoa - 4/21 - 4/25

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The one qualifier begins today, with only the winner in each weight class advancing to Beijing.

AIBA hasn't posted any info yet, but I believe Australia was able to get two boxers entered at each weight and was attempting to get the field seeded, presumably so that their boxers would not be in the same half of the draw.

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New Zealand have also take additional boxers at the following weights:

Nathan McEwen Canterbury (no 1) and Isaac Peach Central Auckland (no 2) at 75 kgs

and

Justin Potter Central Auckland (no 1) and Kahu-Kura Bentson Auckland (no 2) at 69 kgs

[jtyson]

anybody know where these are being covered? Doesn't seem like the AIBA site is real concerned with posting results anymore

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According to the Samoa observer, the fights were to start Monday night, but I haven't seen anything from the press in Samoa, Fiji, Australia, or New Zealand about results. Samoa has 20 fighters, and Australia ended up bringing 21.

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A trickle of results, so at least we know this isn't being faked like the moon landing.

New Zealand went 2-1 in their first day of action.

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Draw sheets are now up:

http://www.aiba.org/default.aspx?pId=1301#

I'd type in the day 1 results, but I don't think my fingers can handle all the Polynesian names.

http://www.aiba.org/documents/site1/Oly ... %20One.pdf

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Semifinals are already set in many weights.
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48kg
Lalomauga Sinapapa (Samoa A) vs Jack Willie (Papua New Guinea)
Kyle Freiberg (Australia A) vs David Pisani (Australia B)

51kg
Satupaiitea Tusiga (Samoa A) vs Francis Oaike (Papua New Guinea)
Tufulele Iulai (Samoa B) vs Stephen Sutherland (Australia A)

54kg
Eugene Keto (Papau New Guinea) vs Vailima Fialelei (Samoa A)
Quarterfinal to be contested today

57kg
Paul Fleming (Australia B) vs Samueli Faialaga (Samoa A)
Luke Jackson (Australia A) vs Ufa Deen (Tahiti)

60kg
Afatasi Faiavailiili (Samoa B) vs Brendon Wilson (Australia B)
Angus Donaldson (New Zealand A) vs Anthony Little (Australia A)

64kg
Sitaleki Maka (Tonga) vs Vaiee Sasi (Samoa A)
Qamil Balla (Australia A) vs Todd Kidd (Australia B)

69kg
Quarterfinal to be contested today
Quarterfinal to be contested today

75kg
Quarterfinal to be contested today
Quarterfinal to be contested today

81kg
Satupaitea Farani (Samoa A) vs Francis Mamoe (American Samoa B)
Reece Papuni (New Zealand B) vs Taga Vaitale (Samoa B)

91kg
Saanapu Ropeti (Samoa A) vs Adam Forsyth (Australia A)
Yamiko Chinula (New Zealand A) vs Brad Pitt (Australia B)

91+kg
Quarterfinal to be contested today
Quarterfinal to be contested today

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After a missing day of results, AIBA came back and we're on to the finals. Each winner will get a place in Beijing. The Aussies can still book 10 places, only having been eliminated at 81kg, which will be a guaranteed Olympic place for Samoa.


48kg - Jack Willie (Papua New Guinea) vs Kyle Freiberg (Australia)
51kg - Francis Oaike (Papua New Guinea) vs Stephen Sutherland (Australia)
54kg - Eugene Keto (Papua New Guinea) vs Luke Boyd (Australia)
57kg - Paul Fleming (Australia) vs Luke Jackson (Australia)
60kg - Brendon Wilson (Australia) vs Anthony Little (Australia)
64kg - Sasi Sasulu (Samoa) vs Todd Kidd (Australia)
69kg - Akafasi Faumui (Samoa) vs Gerard O'Mahony (Australia)
75kg - Nathan McEwan (New Zealand) vs Jarrod Fletcher (Australia)
81kg - Farani Tavui (Samoa) vs Vaitele Soi (Samoa)
91kg - Adam Forsyth (Australia) vs Brad Pitt (Australia)
91+kg - Daniel Beahan (Australia) vs Uaine Fa (Tonga)

[jtyson]

hmm no surpise that Austrailia and Samoa take up most of the finals since they entered 2 people at each weight class. Which I fid extremely unfair. No other qualifier has been allowed to enter multiple participants at a weight class, why is it different here? Is it because all the brackets would be small? Because a lot of the Asian brackets were small. Just my opinion.

Big ups to PNG, 3 finalist

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hmm no surpise that Austrailia and Samoa take up most of the finals since they entered 2 people at each weight class. Which I fid extremely unfair. No other qualifier has been allowed to enter multiple participants at a weight class, why is it different here? Is it because all the brackets would be small? Because a lot of the Asian brackets were small. Just my opinion.

Big ups to PNG, 3 finalist

All countries were able to send two fighters at each weight. American Samoa, New Zealand, and Tonga did as well - although they did not have teams the size of Oz or Samoa. I assume this is just to fill out the brackets enough to have a reasonable competition.

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Winners:

48kg - Jack Willie (PNG) d Kyle Freiberg (AUS) 15-9
51kg - Stephen Sutherland (AUS) d Francis Oaike (PNG) 16-8
54kg - Luke Boyd (AUS) d Eugene Keto (PNG) RSCOS3
57kg - Paul Fleming (AUS) d Luke Jackson (AUS) 8-4
60kg - Anthony Little (AUS) d Brendon Wilson (AUS) 23-8
64kg - Todd Kidd (AUS) d Sasi Sasulu (SAM) 13-6
69kg - Gerard O'Mahony (AUS) d Akafasi Faumui (SAM) 17-8
75kg - Jarrod Fletcher (AUS) d Nathan McEwan (NZL) 17-3
81kg - Farani Tavui (SAM) d Vaitale Soi (SAM) 15-12
91kg - Brad Pitt (AUS) d Adam Forsyth (AUS) 15-11
91+kg - Daniel Beahan (AUS) d Uaine Fa (TON) 14-4

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All countries were able to send two fighters at each weight.

That's cool. I also thought only Australia could send two teams. That would've been extremely unfair.