All power and agression in boxing ring

Opening night of the boxing at the South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa.

Boxing compere for the games, Ken Laban reports that the opening night of the boxing at the Faleata sports complex, it's not always the big that survive.

In the welterweight division, Sapolo Turukolo of the Solomon Islands, shorter but far too aggressive for Boawe Yoran of New Caledonia.

In the second welterweight fight, Albert Tamaititetahio of Tahiti, a technical knockout in the first round against Imo Aieti from American Samoa.

In the third of the welterweight, PNG's Seteme Toksy with a very big left hand and some body shots was too convincing in the end for Jimmy Nakau of Vanuatu.

In the first of the middleweight bouts, Hannequin Benoit of New Caledonia was controlled and composed, the point score was two all at the end of the first round and then Benoit ran away with it in the closing three rounds over Cook Islands Eddie Iorangi.

The first of the heavyweight contests saw Emilton Manahora of Tahiti, bigger and stronger than Henry Tupai of American Samoa, lead to a convincing win for him on points.

In the second heavy weight fights, Vaitele Soi of Samoa, younger and faster from Samoa up against Inia Vuli of Fiji, and a convincing win for him on points.

To finish the night, a big super heavyweight fight, the over 91 kilograms, saw Sunia Vakamoce of Fiji up against Jake Ageidu of Nauru.

Ageidu was all power, all aggression and landed some big shots in the first round to win by a technical knockout less than a minute into round one.