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Boxing at the 1950 British Empire Games

Boxing at the 1950 British Empire Games
VenueAuckland Town Hall (Great Hall)
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
Dates4 – 11 February 1950

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.[1]

The Auckland Town Hall was the venue for the boxing
The bantamweight final between van Rensburg and Perera, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections

The boxing events were held in the Great Hall of the Auckland Town Hall, which had a capacity of 3,000 for the events.[2]

England topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning three gold medals.[3]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (New Zealand)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England (ENG)3014
2 South Africa (SAF)2013
3 Scotland (SCO)2002
4 New Zealand (NZL)*1214
5 Australia (AUS)0314
6 Ceylon (CEY)0213
7 Southern Rhodesia (SRH)0101
8 Canada (CAN)0022
Totals (8 entries)88723

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight  Hugh Riley (SCO) Dominion of Ceylon K. Edwin (CEY) South Africa Marcus Temple (SAF)
Bantamweight South Africa Johnny van Rensburg (SAF) Dominion of Ceylon Albert Perera (CEY)  Len Walters (CAN)
Featherweight  Henry Gilliland (SCO) Southern Rhodesia Andy Verceuil (RHO)  Peter Brander (ENG)
Lightweight  Ronnie Latham (ENG)  Billy Barber (AUS)  Jim Barnden (NZL)
Welterweight  Terry Ratcliffe (ENG)  Bill Seewitz (AUS) Dominion of Ceylon Alex Obeysekere (CEY)
Middleweight South Africa Theunis van Schalkwyk (SAF)  James Beal (NZL)  Bill Pinkus (CAN)
Light heavyweight  Don Scott (ENG)  Chris Rollinson (NZL)  Jack Taylor (AUS)
Heavyweight  Frank Creagh (NZL)  Sid Cousins (AUS) none awarded

Results

[4][5][6]

First round

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

Semi-finals

Weight Winner Loser Score
Flyweight
Riley Gower points
Edwin Temple points
Bantamweight
van Rensburg Walters points
Perera Barrett points
Featherweight
Gilliland Brander points
Verceuil Fisher stopped 2nd
Lightweight
Latham Haddad points
Barber Barnden failed weight
Welterweight
Ratcliffe McIvor points
Seewitz Obeysekere stopped 3rd
Middleweight
van Schalkwyk Pinkus points
Beal bye
Light heavyweight
Scott Taylor stopped 2nd
Rollinson bye
Heavyweight
Creagh bye
Cousins bye

Bronze medal

Weight Winner Loser Score
Flyweight Temple Gower
Bantamweight Walters Barrett w/o
Featherweight Brander Fisher
Lightweight Barnden Haddad
Welterweight Obeysekere McIvor w/o
Middleweight Pinkus no opponent
Light heavyweight Taylor no opponent

Finals

Weight Winner Loser Score
Flyweight Riley Edwin points
Bantamweight van Rensburg Perera points
Featherweight Gilliland Verceuil points
Lightweight Latham Barber points
Welterweight Ratcliffe Seewitz points
Middleweight van Schalkwyk Beal points
Light heavyweight Scott Rollinson points
Heavyweight Creagh Cousins points

References

  1. ^ "Medal Standings Auckland 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Boxing Team Starts Well in Games". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 February 1950. Retrieved 11 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Boxing Semi-finals". Derby Daily Telegraph. 9 February 1950. Retrieved 11 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Boxing". Liverpool Echo. 10 February 1950. Retrieved 11 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Boxing". Nottingham Evening Post. 8 February 1950. Retrieved 11 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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