The Auckland Boxing association will host the 2010 Commonwealth games trials at their ABA stadium on Saturday the 30th of January , the trials will be held over two sessions and strong competition will be seen in the Light Welter ,Welter ,Middleweight and Light heavy divisions .
National champion Angus Donaldson of Manawatu will have to overcome a very determined Nort Beachamp from Canterbury in the 60kgs class while Todd Commons will be favourite in the 64kg lightwelter division with competition coming from Nuka Gemmell (Auck) Alex Dickson and Josiah Meehan (Manawatu)
With current National Champ Emilio Leti (Wgtn-Hutt) having turned pro the feild in the Welterweights is anybodys expect strong opposition from Kahukura Bentson (Auck) Bowyn Morgan (Cant) Justin Potter (CAB) and Daniel Parkin (Nelson)
Nathan McEwen (Cant) will want to improve on last years National results and has the opportunity to overide a loss to Aucklands Issac Peach the current Middleweight Champion another with plenty to prove will be Luke Searle (CBM) while Kyle Merrwether (Waik) and Gunner Jackson (Auck) will make up the others with tabs on a Commonwealth berth , (Joe Blackbourn (Well-Hutt may miss this event but has declared his intention to take back the National title he lost with a shock upsetto Nathan McEwen in
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In the 81kg class Reece Papuni (Cant) Zig Zag wallace (Waikato) are likely to repeat last years national final unless Sam Rapira (Wang-Tar) and John Leighton (Auck) upset
Yamiko Chinula (Cant) will be looking to find form again to overcome current national champ David Aloua-Rogers (BOP) and runner up James Emmerson (Auck)
Jack Plowman