The Boxing Association of Sri Lanka(BASL) is expected to recommence its main competitions and training programmes after the covid -19 epidemic situation. According to a senior official of the BASL , they are expecting to conduct the annual Layton Cup Championship before the end of October this year with intentions of holding it as a qualifying meet for the upcoming Asian Men’s and Women’s championship.
Last year Sri Lanka Army and Unichela emerged men's and women's champions at the Layton Cup Championships held at Royal College MAS Boxing Arena .This year too all top boxers are expected to take part in this meet.
Sri Lanka expects to field at least five to eight pugilists, both men and women, at the regional competition, and the Layton Cup meet will be the event in focus and this is going to be very important competition for the local boxers.
The annual regional competition, conducted by the Asian Boxing Confederation, is expected to take place in India during November or December this year.
. Meanwhile most of the National and school boxing meets were postponed since mid-March, after the corona virus epidemic put the whole country in standstill. With full clearance pending, competitions scheduled for May and June have been also put off by the BASL, as boxing is expected to face a full pause of six months before events resume.
Among the important competitions conducted by BASL include the Novices, Intermediate, Layton Cup, Clifford Cup and the National Championship. In addition BASL join hands with the Schools Boxing Association to conduct the L.V. Jayaweera, T.B. Jayah, Schools, Junior, Youth and Junior National championships and the Stubbs Shield event.
The BASL is currently focusing on holding the most important meets for the remainder of 2020, However most of the national and schools events scheduled for 2020, are most likely expected to be pushed back to 2021, according to BASL official
Actually most schools have already completed their respective Inter-House meets from last February onwards with intentions of qualifying for the L.V. Jayaweera and T.B. Jayah meets, as they are the stepping stone to the next level of boxers. However, the entire process has been completely halted due to the Corona virus pandemic said a BASL senior official.
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