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Royal-Trinity boxing on Dec. 11

The Royal vs Trinity boxing dual will take place on December 11 at the Royal College Boxing Ring after a lapse of 50 years. Tony Anghie will be the chief guest.

Danton Obeyesekera was the first Royalist to win the Best Boxer’s Cup at the Stubbs Shield in 1925 and later became the first Asian to captain Cambridge University in any sport in 1928.

Boxing at Trinity has been an ‘on and off’ sport. Boxing was introduced at Trinity in 1907 for small boys and became a serious school sport in 1913. Now a professional boxing ring has been donated by Dian Gomes, Trinity boxing may once again be on the fast track.

The only Olympian boxer produced by Trinity was Leslie Handunge who represented the country at the London Olympics in 1948 and captained the contingent at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. Udeni Kiridena was the only Trinitian to qualify as AIBA Referee/Judge.

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