Boxing in Australia refers to the sport of

boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

held in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

History

The influential traditional martial arts,

olympic wrestling Since the Olympic Games began in Athens in 1896, wrestling (in the form of Greco-Roman wrestling) became a focus of the Games, with the exception of the 1900 Summer Olympics when wrestling did not appear on the program. Freestyle wrestling and wei ...

and

brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

have shaped MMA in Australia, along with the combat sports of

and

kickboxing Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...

muay thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...

Sanctioning

The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. Sanctioning bodies include
Combat Sports Authority
(NSW) and th
Professional Boxing and Combat Sports Board
(Victoria).

Governing Body

Boxing Australia Boxing Australia Limited (BAL) is the governing body for the sport of amateur boxing in Australia. All around Australia, the development of boxing is in the hands of the BA. The Australian Sports Commission (ASC), Australian Olympic Committee ( ...

is the national sporting body that runs

amateur boxing Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...

in Australia and

Australian National Boxing Federation Australian National Boxing Federation (ANBF) is the governing body for the sport of professional boxing in Australia. History The body was founded in 1965 as the Australian Boxing Federation. In 1980s, the body took its current name of Austral ...

which governs

Professional boxing Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse bid, purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regula ...

in Australia.

Tournaments

* Boxing at the 1938 British Empire Games *

Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

* Boxing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games *

Boxing at the 1982 Commonwealth Games The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the a ...

* 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships *

Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each. F ...

Boxing at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Boxing at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. It was one of the male-only sports at the Commonwealth Games, the other being Rugby Sevens. Boxing medal count Medalists Results Flyweight 51 kg Semifina ...

* 2012 Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament

Current Champions

Male Champions

This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.

Female Champions

This table showing the female boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.https://www.australianboxingcentral.com/ratings.html

References

External links

Aus-Boxing Official websiteAustralian National Boxing Federation Official websiteBoxing Australia Official websiteAustralian Boxing Central Official website
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