First Olympic Qualifier Oceania

[mike222]

The qualifier starts tomorrow-entrants are
49 B Ward AUS
C Keama PNG
52 J Woods AUS
K Raka Jr PNG
56 I Balla AUS
G Brown NZL
H Umings PNG
M Taumolo TON
60 L Jackson AUS
C Calen NAU
C Milnes NZ
T Boga PNG
K Ioaine SAM
L Moala TON
64 J Horne AUS
H Scaife NZL
H Livai SAM
I Asipeli TON
69 C Hammond AUS
J Ravudi FIJ
J Deireagea NAU
B Morgan NZ
H Tyrell SAM
S Fatekaora TON
75 J Ross AUS
E Irorangi COO
A Kameta KIR
J Blackbourne NZ
P Malagi SAM
T Pomala TON
91 J Opetaia AUS
M Nooroa COO
T Ruarta KIR
D Light NZL
P Pelo SAM
U Koluamatargi
+91 J Linde AUS
J Arama COO
J Parker NZ
H Nebler SAM
U Fa TON
There is one qualifying place per weight,Australian Damian Hooper has already qualified at 81KGS.Australia include 16 year old Jai Opetaia at heavyweight-he is 17 at the end of June-he is the current World Junior champion with a record of 38-0-4
Australia will be hopeful of winning at every weight which is possible but I like Uaine Fa of Tonga at +91 and Charles Keama of Papua New Guinea at light fly
Countries are
Australia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Tonga
Cook Islands
Nauru
Fiji
Samoa
Kiribahi

[mike222]

Day one-session one
56 K Ioane SAM dec H Umings PNG 20-15
60 L Jackson AUS STP T Boga PNG
60 C Caleb NRU dec M Uaita SAM 23-12
69 C Hammond AUS dec S Falekoana TGA 13-4
75 J Ross AUS dec J Blackbourne NZL 17-9
75 P Matagi SAM stp E Iorangi COK
91 T Ruata KIR dec P Pelo SAM 12-10
91 D Light NZL WDQ F Kava TGA
+91 U Fa TGA dec J Parker NZL 11-8
All fights quarter-finals

[mike222]

Australia have got all their nine boxers into the finals
Line up-Australians first
49 Billy Ward v Charles Koama PNG
52 Jackson Woods v Kauko Raka Jr PNG
56 Ibrahim Balla v Gage Brown NZL
60 Luke Jackson v Chad Milnes NZL
64 Jeffrey Horn v Hinoma Livai SAM
69 Cameron Hammond v Bowyn Morgan NZL
75 Jesse Ross v Andrew Kometa KIR
91 Jai Opetaia v David Light NZL
+91 Johan Linde v Uaine Fa TON

[mike222]

Australia completed a remarkable qualifier by winning all nine finals this morning thus ensuring they will have ten boxers at the Olympics.In 2008 they qualified nine.

[lap]

Should the fact the Joseph Parker, the Kiwi Superheavy, got ousted, and not even by the Australian, be considered an upset?

Edit: I just saw that the OP liked the Tongian to win it all.

Gotta say, there is a couple countries in there that I did not know existed

[donnellon]

crazy that a nation not in maybe the world top 30 get all ten boxers to the Olympics, daft.

[mike222]

The Tongan superheavy is unbeaten in the WSB whilst Parker is not.For me the upset is Linde defeating Fa.
Oceanias boxers should face off against an European or Asian in a box-off before qualifying.
It is daft that they get all ten boxers through when Damian Hooper is their only real chance of a medal.