The Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) is a governing body that sanctions

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 ...

bouts for territories within the

Commonwealth A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the ...

, and is an affiliate of the WBC.

History

The Commonwealth Boxing Council first started in 1954 as the Empire and Commonwealth Championships Committee, formed by the

British Boxing Board of Control The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) is the governing body of professional boxing in the United Kingdom. History The British Boxing Board of Control was formed in 1929 from the old National Sporting Club and is headquartered in Cardiff. ...

, to officially award a Commonwealth title. Before its formation, boxers from select territories within the

British Empire The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts esta ...

fought for the 'Empire title', the first of such titles being awarded to British featherweight champion

Jim Driscoll James Driscoll (15 December 1880 – 30 January 1925), commonly known as Peerless Jim, was a Welsh boxer who learned his trade in the boxing ring and used it to fight his way out of poverty. Driscoll was British featherweight champion an ...

in 1908 after defeating Australian Charlie Griffin on points. In 1972, the Empire and Commonwealth Championships Committee was re-organised as the 'Commonwealth Championships Committee'. In 1997 the organisation was incorporated as a separate entity from the British Boxing Board of Control and renamed the Commonwealth Boxing Council. In 2018, the first female version of the Commonwealth title was awarded to

Anisha Basheel Anisha Dzombe Basheel (born 1 September 1997) is a Malawian professional boxer who has held the Commonwealth female lightweight title since 2018 and the ABU female super-featherweight title since 2017. Professional career Basheel made her profe ...

of Malawi on 15 June.

Current champions

As of 28 November 2022

Male

Female

Member organisations

*Ghana Boxing Authority *Kenya Professional Boxing *Professional Boxing Control Board (Namibia) *Nigeria Boxing Board of Control *Boxing South Africa *Uganda Professional Boxing Commission *Tanzania Professional Boxing *Zambia Professional Boxing and Wrestling Control Board *Indian Boxing Council *

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 ...

New Zealand Professional Boxing Association New Zealand Professional Boxing Association (NZPBA) is one of the four governing bodies for the sport of professional boxing in New Zealand. NZPBA is a non-profit organisation. History The Body was founded as South Pacific Boxing Association, wi ...

*Bahamas Boxing Commission *Professional Boxing Association (Barbados) *Guyana Boxing Board of Control *Jamaica Boxing Board of Control *Trinidad and Tobago Boxing Board *

*National Championships Committee (Canada)

References