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Junior World Championships
The first ever Junior World Championships were held in the Japanese City of Yokohama in 1979. They had been scheduled to be held in the Romanian City of Bucharest. The first championships were for 'Under 19 Years' across 11 weights. It was referred to as the 'Levis Cup'. The schedule ran from the 7th December through to the 17th December. The Cubans did not enter.
The Officials of the AIBA were:
Don Hull (USA) President
Katsuji Shibata (Japan) Vice President.
The list of Nations taking part included:
Japan Thailand USA USSR South Korea | Scotland Pakistan Canada Hong Kong Austria | France Indonesia Israel England Poland | Taiwan Sweden Bulgaria Romania Australia |
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In all (98) athletes competed across (11) weights:
48 Light Fly 51 Fly 54 Bantam 57 Feather 60 Light | 64 Light Welter 67 Welter 71 Light Middle 75 Middle 81 Light Heavy 91 Heavyweight |
The England Team included:
Team Manager: Clive Howe
Coach: Kurt Ernest
Weight | Boxer |
51kg |
Keith Wallace (St. Helens ABC) |
67kg |
Dudley McKenzie (Sir Philip Game ABC) |
71kg |
Nick Wilshire (National Smelting ABC) |
81kg |
David Cross (Bridlington ABC) |