KEY POINTS:
All four women led the way for New Zealand in the third session of the Oceania boxing championships in Apia, Samoa last night.
The New Zealand representatives showed the value of their international experience last year, which included competing at the world championships, by winning easily against Samoan opponents.
Bantamweight Marehau Bentson was too strong for Lagi Wing Soon, with the bout stopped 30 seconds after it began.
It took featherweight Alexis Pritchard until the second round before the referee stopped her contest against Viena Niko.
Kelly Woolrich and Dawn Chalmers continued the theme with first round stoppage wins.
New Zealand women's coach Alan said the standard was well below what they had had become used to after competing in Europe.
In men's compeitition, New Zealand Jamieson belt holder Nathan McEwan advanced the to semifinals of the middleweight division with a 24-6 victory over Tom Temaititetahio from Tahiti.
No 2 middleweight Kahukura Bentson lost to Australian Jarrod Fletcher by points differential while the other New Zealander to taste defeat was light welterweight Carl Commons, who went down to Tahiti's Denis Tehei.
- NZPA
