Boxing: Chinula KOs Samoan No 1

Christchurch heavyweight Yamiko Chinula was the most impressive New Zealand boxer on the second day of the Oceania championships at Apia, Samoa.

Chinula knocked out Samoan No 1 Masoe Failaciga in the first round to set up a semifinals against Commonwealth gold medallist Brad Pitts of Australia. Of the five New Zealand boxers in action, only Chinula and light heavyweight Reece Papuni had wins.

Papuni beat Piutau Pani of Tonga on points, 12-9.

Featherweight Dayne Williams of Auckland went down narrowly 13-15 to Ufa Deen of Tahiti while Nelson light welterweight Daniel Parkin lost by the same scoreline to Australian Qamil Alla.

New Zealand light heavyweight Zig Zag Wallace of Te Awamutu went down 31-33 to Francis Mamoe of American Samoa in a close, exciting contest.