Ryan SCAIFE
BoxingRyan SCAIFE - Schedule
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Sun, 8 Apr
21:02
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Men's 75kg
Round of 16
KEN Edwin OWUOR
L
NZL Ryan SCAIFE
W
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Finished |
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Wed, 11 Apr
15:22
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Men's 75kg
Quarterfinal 3
CMR Dieudonne Wilfried SEYI NTSENGUE
W
NZL Ryan SCAIFE
L
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Finished |
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KEN
CMRLegend
- L: Lost
- W: Winner
Biographical Information
Hobbies: "I am artistic. My grandmother does watercolours and I also draw." He also enjoys spending time with his dog, a boxer named Rocky. (Athlete, 28 Jun 2017)
Occupation: Demolition labourer, retail worker (Athlete, 26 un 2017)
Coach: CLUB: Grant SCAIFE (NZL) (father) (Athlete, 26 Jun 2017)
Position style: Orthodox (Athlete, 26 Jun 2017)
Sporting relatives: His father Grant SCAIFE (NZL) won gold in the men's 63kg category at the 1979 Oceania Boxing Championships. His grandfather Alan SCAIFE (NZL) went to the 1954 British Empire Games. His older brother Harry SCAIFE (NZL) was a boxing national champion. (Athlete, 26 Jun 2017; stuff.co.nz, 26 Jun 2013)
Reason: "When I was younger I had anger issues and was a super-competitive kid. Dad, grandfather and brother were all national boxing champions." (Athlete, 26 Jun 2017)
Ambition: To win an Olympic gold medal. After boxing, to become a veterinarian or work at a zoo. (Athlete, 26 Jun 2017)
Memorable: Winning a senior title in the 75kg category at just 19. (Athlete, 28 Jun 2017)
Hero: His late grandfather Alan SCAIFE. (Athlete, 28 Jun 2017)
Influence: His father (Athlete, 26 Jun 2017)
Additional information:
SCHOOL SPORT
Was a bronze scholar and school athletics captain at St Patrick’s College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt, New Zealand, where he was successful as an 800m, 1500m and 3000m runner. (absnz.org.nz, 24 Aug 2015; Athlete, 26 Jun 2017)
MUHAMMAD ALI
His late grandfather, Alan SCAIFE, arranged a trip for the world heavyweight boxing champion, Muhammad ALI (USA), to New Zealand in February 1979. Alan had taken an invitation team to fight an ALI amateur boxing team in 1978, and a newspaper report about the squad's fundraising efforts caught the eye of ALI's promoter Harold SMIT. Alan suggested the team return the visit to New Zealand. (nzherald.co.nz, 5 Jun 2016)
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Legend
: Gold
: Silver
: Bronze
: Gold Medal Event
: Bronze Medal Event
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