The men and women boxers of all weight categories were seeded considering their performance at National Championships 2019, Clifford Cup Championships 2019 and Layton Cup Tournament 2019. The ASBC Asian Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships was moved from New Delhi, India to Dubai, United Arab Emirates by the Asian Boxing Confederation and will be held from May 21 to June 1. Ilangarathna (women fly weight 48kg) who was also uncontested makes up the seven-member Sri Lanka team for the Asian duel. A past pupil of Bandaranayake Central College, Veyangoda, 24-year-old Rashmika Shehani Illangarathna represented Sri Lanka at the 2015 AIBA World Youth Boxing Championships in Taiwan. Runner-up at the 2018 National Boxing Championships, she has won silver medals at the National Sports Festival in 2018 and 2019.

Source: Sunday Times May 02, 2021 00:54 UTC