Tauranga Boxing Club member Ariane Adlington, will return home from the Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia, with an additional piece of luggage of a gold medal after winning the Female Welterweight (69kg) division.
Arafura Games Boxing Finals day on Saturday May 4, saw the Tauranga fighter square off in an all Kiwi title-decider with Pelea Fruean from Auckland.
Adriane received a majority 4-1 decision from the ringside judges to claim her first international title.
Ariane cruised into the gold medal contest, when she posted a unanimous decision victory against fellow South Island team member Bree Cumming, in semi-final action on day three.
Michelle Nuku, who was the second Tauranga Boxing Club pugilist to make the trip to the top of Australia, put on a good display of fistic action before being beaten by Kendall Byrnes, by way of a majority decision in the semi-finals.
Tauranga Boxing Club Head Coach Chris Walker, can now add an Arafura Games gold medallion to his list of international boxing successes, following on from Kelly Woolrich and Justin Potter winning Oceania titles in Papua New Guinea during 2005.
Arafura Games – Day Four (4 May 2019) – Finals
Finals Saturday 4 May
Female 69kg - Ariane Adlington (Kiwi South) defeated Pelea Fruean (Kiwi North) 4-1
Arafura Games – Day Three (3 May 2019) – Semifinals
Female 60kg - Michelle Nuku (Kiwi North) lost to Kendall Byrnes 4-1
Female 69kg Ariane Adlington (Kiwi South) defeated Bree Cumming (Kiwi South) 5-0
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