(APR 15)  New Zealand's David Nyika made it consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medals, while India's MC Mery Kom captured her first Games gold on Saturday, finals day of the 2018 Commonwealth Games Boxing tournament in the Gold Coast, Australia.

Nyika, a Glasgow 2014 gold medallist in 81kg, stepped up in weight for GC2018 and defeated Australia’s Jason Whateley 5-0, taking gold with a superb display in a bruising 91kg final.

Five-time world champion Kom led a busy day for India, with gold in the 45-48kg division, while countryman Gaurav Solanki was victorious in the 52kg division

In the women’s 45 kilograms to 48kg final here it was a fine win for the ‘evergreen’ Indian who sparred with her final opponent at the 2017 St.Brigid’s Sparring Camp in Edenderry, Ireland.

The 35-year-old claimed a unanimous points win over Northern Ireland’s Kristina O'Hara.

Among those watching in the crowd was India’s Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.

"It was a good experience for me, but anything can happen in the ring," Kom said.

"I just have to be confident that I can do my best.

"My opponent was very competitive.

"Even my sports minister came to cheer me on," said Kom. "My country will be very proud."

There was Gold too for the host nation’s Skye Nicolson in the women’s 57 kg final against Northern Ireland’s Michaela Walsh 4-1 on judges’ scorecards.

Nicolson explained why to the GC2018 website it was such a special moment for her.

“Australia’s Skye Nicolson did the one thing her late brother never had the chance to, win gold at a Commonwealth Games.

Jamie Nicolson was a star in the ring during his career, becoming the first Australian to win a medal at a world championship in Moscow in 1989.

Competing in the same division as his sister, the 57kg fighter also won bronze at the Auckland 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Tragically, both Jamie and younger brother Gavin were killed in a car accident on their way to boxing training in Nerang in 1994, a year before Skye was born.

He’s the brother she never knew Jamie has played a major part in her life, with many even believing he lives through her - the pair also share a right hook which Jamie was famous for.

"I have no words. I'm so excited right now, over the moon. The best feeling I've ever felt in my life,” Nicolson said after her gold medal bout.

"I'm so glad I got to enjoy the moment with mum and dad and thinking of Jamie 100 per cent. I'm so glad I got this gold medal for my family and for him..

Yeah, 100 per cent. I had a little chat to them right before I went in and they were with me," Nicolson said on whether she felt her brothers were with her.

"I always knew it was going to be a tough fight and a chess match.

“I always hoped I would meet her in the final. We were both wanting to draw each other in.

"I just took the chance and be the one that went forward. She's a great boxer."

Disappointment though for Walsh who also struck silver in the 2014 Games in Glasgow losing out then to England’s Nicola Adams in a bout she again feels she should have been declared the winner.

“Inside the Games” reports on a successful day for England’s boxers, male and female.

“The most successful nation today was England after they claimed six of 16 gold medals on offer overall.

England's morning session victories came through Lisa Whiteside and Galal Yafai in the women's 51kg and men's 46kg to 49kg divisions respectively.

Whiteside defeated Northern Ireland's Carly McNaul 5-0, while Yafai overcame India's Amit 3-1.

Northern Ireland’s women’s team captain Alanna Nihell (who as a 16 years old Alanna Audley) fought Katie Taylor in 2001 in the first female boxing bout authorised in Ireland was very proud of McNaul’s performance and rightly so, saying on her Twitter feed:

“I couldn’t be more proud of you Carly you went out there and gave your all. I’ve known you from when you first started boxing all them years ago and to see you on that podium getting your silver medal for our wee country was one fantastic moment”

Rounding out the men's 46kg to 49kg podium was Sri Lanka's Thiwanka Ranasinghe and Uganda's Juma Miiro.

In the evening session, England registered four wins out of four.

Sandy Ryan continued the gold medal rush with a 3-2 victory over Wales' Rosie Eccles in the women’s 69kg final.

Peter McGrail then defeated Northern Ireland’s Kurt Walker 4-1 to take the men’s 56kg title before Pat McCormack overcame another Northern Irishman, Aidan Walsh, 5-0 to win the men’s 69kg event.

An extremely successful day for England was capped off when Frazer Clarke beat India’s Satish Kumar to the men’s over 91kg crown in the last bout of the day, winning 5-0.

Wales also won two gold medals courtesy of Lauren Price’s win over Australia’s Caitlin Parker in the women’s 75kg final and Sammy Lee’s triumph in the men’s 81kg category ahead of Samoa’s Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali.

Nigeria's Millicent Agboegbulem and Canada's Tammara Thibeault were the women's 75kg bronze medallists.”