Boxing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Boxing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenuePerry Lakes Basketball Stadium
LocationPerth, Australia
Dates22 November to 1 December 1962
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Boxing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the seventh appearance of the Boxing at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Perth, Australia, and featured contests in ten weight classes.[1]

The boxing events were held in the Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium.[2] Ghana topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning two gold medals and four silver medals.[3][4]

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Australia)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Ghana2406
2 Scotland2114
3 Australia2024
4 New Zealand1124
 Uganda1124
6 Canada1012
7 Jamaica1001
8 England0145
9 Kenya0112
10 Rhodesia and Nyasaland0101
11 Fiji0022
12 Jersey0011
 Northern Ireland0011
 Papua and New Guinea0011
Totals (14 entries)10101838

Medallists

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Weight Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight  Bobby Mallon (SCO)  Isaac Aryee (GHA)  Philip Waruinge (KEN),
 Mike Pye (ENG)
Bantamweight  Jeff Dynevor (AUS)  Sammy Abbey (GHA)  John Sentongo (UGA),
 Peter Benneyworth (ENG)
Featherweight  John McDermott (SCO)  Ali Juma (KEN)  Turori George (NZL),
 Ted Stone (AUS)
Lightweight  Eddie Blay (GHA)  Kesi Odongo (UGA)  Paddy Donovan (NZL),
 Brian Whelan (ENG)
Light Welterweight  Clement Quartey (GHA)  Dick McTaggart (SCO)  Harvey Reti (CAN),
 Brian Brazier (ENG)
Welterweight  Wallace Coe (NZL)  John Pritchett (ENG)  Albert Turmel (JER)
Light Middleweight  Harold Mann (CAN)  Brian Benson (FRN)  Frank Nyangweso (UGA),
 Kenneth Hopkins (PNG)
Middleweight  Cephas Colquhoun (JAM)  Thomas Arimi (GHA)  Moses Evans (FIJ)
Light Heavyweight  Tony Madigan (AUS)  Jojo Miles (GHA)  Ivan Christie (NIR),
 Tom Menzies (SCO)
Heavyweight  George Oywello (UGA)  Bill Kini (NZL)  Holgar Johansen (FIJ),
 Graham Robinson (AUS)

Results

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Flyweight 51kg

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Round Winner Loser Score
Quarter-Final England Mike Pye Australia Eddie Barney PTS
Quarter-Final Kenya Philip Waruinge Uganda John Wandera PTS
Quarter-Final Scotland Bobby Mallon Pakistan A. Akbar PTS
Semifinal Ghana Isaac Aryee England Mike Pye TKOI 3
Semifinal Scotland Bobby Mallon Kenya Philip Waruinge PTS
Final Scotland Bobby Mallon Ghana Isaac Aryee PTS

Bantamweight 54kg

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Round Winner Loser Score
Quarter-Final Australia Jeffrey Dynevor Papua New Guinea M.Soong Sisiu PTS
Quarter-Final Ghana Sammy Abbey Pakistan Sher Zaman KO 3
Quarter-Final Uganda John Sentongo Northern Ireland Pat Fitzsimmons PTS
Semifinal Ghana Sammy Abbey England Peter Benneyworth PTS
Semifinal Australia Jeffrey Dynevor Uganda John Sentongo PTS
Final Australia Jeffrey Dynevor Ghana Sammy Abbey PTS

Featherweight 57kg

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Round Winner Loser Score
Quarter-Final Australia Ted Stone Wales Ronnie Lendrum PTS
Quarter-Final Scotland John McDermott Pakistan M. Ashraf PTS
Quarter-Final Kenya Ali Juma Ghana Aaron Popoola PTS
Quarter-Final New Zealand Toro George Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland William Pretorius PTS
Semifinal Scotland John McDermott Australia Ted Stone PTS
Semifinal Kenya Ali Juma New Zealand Toro George PTS
Final Scotland John McDermott Kenya Ali Juma PTS

Lightweight 60kg

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Round Winner Loser Score
Prelim Uganda Kesi Odongo Canada M. McMillan PTS
Prelim Pakistan Ghulam Sarwar Fiji L. Naiula PTS
Prelim England Brian Whelan Jersey D. Delbridge PTS
Prelim Australia Adrian Blair Dominion of Ceylon Malcolm Bulner PTS
Quarter-Final Ghana Eddie Blay Wales Brian Renney PTS
Quarter-Final New Zealand Paddy Donovan Papua New Guinea T. Hopkins KO 1
Quarter-Final Uganda Kesi Odongo Pakistan Ghulam Sarwar PTS
Quarter-Final England Brian Whelan Australia Adrian Blair PTS
Semifinal Ghana Eddie Blay New Zealand Paddy Donovan PTS
Semifinal Uganda Kesi Odongo England Brian Whelan WO
Final Ghana Eddie Blay Uganda Kesi Odongo PTS

Light Welterweight 63.5kg

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Round Winner Loser Score
Prelim Wales Geoff Rees Papua New Guinea A. Maira KO 1
Prelim Northern Ireland Bernie Meli Pakistan Haider Zaman KO 2
Prelim Canada Harvey Reti Australia Joseph Rossi PTS
Quarter-Final Ghana Clement Quartey Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jaggie van Staden KO 3
Quarter-Final England Brian Brazier Kenya Gichere Gakungu PTS
Quarter-Final Scotland Dick McTaggart Wales Geoff Rees PTS
Quarter-Final Canada Harvey Reti Northern Ireland Bernie Meli PTS
Semifinal Ghana Clement Quartey England Brian Brazier PTS
Semifinal Scotland Dick McTaggart Canada Harvey Reti PTS
Final Ghana Clement Quartey Scotland Dick McTaggart PTS

Welterweight 67kg

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Round Winner Loser Score
Quarter-Final Jersey Albert Turmel Uganda D. Ochodomuge PTS
Quarter-Final England Johnny Pritchett Ghana Joe Darkey PTS
Quarter-Final New Zealand Wally Coe Pakistan Muhammad Sharaf PTS
Quarter-Final Northern Ireland Charlie Rice Australia James Peter Kewin PTS
Semifinal England Johnny Pritchett Jersey Albert Turmel KO 2
Semifinal New Zealand Wally Coe Northern Ireland Charlie Rice DQ 2
Final New Zealand Wally Coe England Johnny Pritchett PTS

Light Middleweight 71kg

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Round Winner Loser Score
Quarter-Final Uganda Frank Nyangweso Australia Gerald Freeman PTS
Semifinal Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Bernard Benson Territory of Papua and New Guinea Kenneth Hopkins PTS
Semifinal Canada Harold Mann Uganda Frank Nyangweso PTS
Final Canada Harold Mann Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Bernard Benson KO 3

Middleweight 75kg

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Round Winner Loser Score
Prelim Uganda Peter Odhiambo Scotland John Fisher PTS
Prelim Australia John Bukowski England Alf Matthews PTS
Quarter-Final Fiji Moses Evans Canada R. Jones PTS
Quarter-Final Jamaica Milo Calhoun Pakistan Sultan Mahmoud PTS
Quarter-Final Ghana Thomas Arimi Northern Ireland Barney Wilson PTS
Quarter-Final Australia John Bukowski Uganda Peter Odhiambo WO
Semifinal Jamaica Milo Calhoun Fiji Moses Evans PTS
Semifinal Ghana Thomas Arimi Australia John Bukowski DQ 3
Final Jamaica Milo Calhoun Ghana Thomas Arimi PTS

Light Heavyweight 81kg

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Round Winner Loser Score
Prelim Northern Ireland Ivan Christie Canada L.Fredericks PTS
Prelim Jamaica Ronald Holmes New Zealand John Logan PTS
Prelim Australia Tony Madigan Wales Dave Paley KO 2
Quarter-Final Scotland Tom Menzies Fiji J. Tukana PTS
Quarter-Final Ghana Jojo Miles England Dennis Pollard PTS
Quarter-Final Northern Ireland Ivan Christie Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland P. Gibson PTS
Quarter-Final Australia Tony Madigan Jamaica Ronald Holmes DQ 3
Semifinal Ghana Jojo Miles Scotland Tom Menzies PTS
Semifinal Australia Tony Madigan Northern Ireland Ivan Christie KO 3
Final Australia Tony Madigan Ghana Jojo Miles PTS

Heavyweight +81kg

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Round Winner Loser Score
Quarter-Final Uganda George Oywello Wales Rocky James DQ 3
Semifinal New Zealand Bill Kini Australia Graham Robinson PTS
Semifinal Uganda George Oywello Fiji Holgar Johansen PTS
Final Uganda George Oywello New Zealand Bill Kini PTS

References

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  1. ^ "Medal Standings Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  2. ^ "1962 Commonwealth and Paraplegic Games". Museum of Perth. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games - Perth, Australia - November 22 - December 1 1962". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 24 October 2025.