Australian National Boxing Federation

Australian National Boxing Federation
Sport Professional boxing
Jurisdiction Australia
Abbreviation ANBF
Founded 1965 (1965)
Official website
anbf.org.au
Australia

Australian National Boxing Federation (ANBF) is the governing body for the sport of professional boxing in Australia.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

History

The body was founded in 1965 as the Australian Boxing Federation. In 1980s, the body took its current name of Australian National Boxing Federation. In 1977 Australian Boxing Federation joined the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation and Pan Asian Boxing Association[7]

Structure

The national body has four state member associations. (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia)

Current Champions

Male Champions

This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.[8][9]

Weight class: Champion: Reign began:
Flyweight Omari Kimweri 13 October 2012
Super Flyweight Fred Mundraby 9 November 2012
Bantamweight Andrew Moloney 18 December 2015
Super Bantamweight Luke Boyd 22 October 2011
Featherweight Ibrahim Balla[10] 17 September 2011
Super Featherweight Kye MacKenzie 17 August 2013
Lightweight George Kambosos Jnr 10 May 2014
Light Welterweight Qamil Balla 27 June 2014
Welterweight Rivan Cesaire 1 November 2012
Light Middleweight Shannon King 21 September 2013
Middleweight Dwight Ritchie 15 December 2012[11][12]
Super Middleweight Faris Chevalier 29 June 2013[13]
Light Heavyweight Blake Caparello [14]
Cruiserweight Jai Opetaia [15]
Heavyweight Willie Nasio 13 December 2013[16]

Female Champions

This table showing the female boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.[17][18]

Weight class: Champion: Reign began:
Super Flyweight Edith Smith 9 November 2012
Bantamweight Sylvia Scharper 3 September 2011
Super Bantamweight April Adams 22 October 2011
Featherweight Kori Farr 17 September 2011
Super Featherweight Lauryn Eagle 17 August 2013
Lightweight Sabrina Ostowari 10 May 2014
Super Lightweight Deanha Hobbs 17 August 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.aussiebox.com.au/ANBF%20Ratings%20-%20August%202008.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.yellowpages.com.au/qld/sunnybank-hills/australian-national-boxing-federation-qld-incorporated-13279140-listing.html
  3. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/paul-kent-sam-kasianos-mum-says-shoulder-charge-placed-her-sons-welfare-at-risk/story-fnp0lyn3-1227474687343?sv=736f3be0bfeda50e2b5be7db50fecbad
  4. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-28/veteran-boxing-referee-shuns-queensland/6654106
  5. ↑ http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/braydon-smith-left-the-ring-smiling-so-why-did-this-young-boxer-die/story-fnn8dlfs-1227265502185
  6. ↑ http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/braydon-smiths-death-from-the-ring-to-the-change-room-how-a-young-man-died-from-the-sport-he-loved/story-fnn8dlfs-1227274713612
  7. ↑ http://anbf.org/history.php
  8. ↑ http://boxrec.com/en/titles/results?t%5Bbout_title%5D=AU&t%5Bdivision%5D=&t%5Bsex%5D=&t_go=
  9. ↑ https://www.australianboxingcentral.com/ratings.html
  10. ↑ http://boxrec.com/en/titles?t%5Bbout_title%5D=249&t%5Bdivision%5D=Featherweight&t_go=
  11. ↑ http://boxrec.com/en/titles?t%5Bbout_title%5D=249&t%5Bdivision%5D=Middleweight&t_go=
  12. ↑ http://boxrec.com/en/title/249/Middleweight
  13. ↑ http://boxrec.com/en/titles?t%5Bbout_title%5D=249&t%5Bdivision%5D=Super+Middleweight&t_go=
  14. ↑ http://boxrec.com/en/titles?t%5Bbout_title%5D=249&t%5Bdivision%5D=Light+Heavyweight&t_go=
  15. ↑ http://boxrec.com/en/titles?t%5Bbout_title%5D=249&t%5Bdivision%5D=Cruiserweight&t_go=
  16. ↑ http://boxrec.com/en/titles?t%5Bbout_title%5D=249&t%5Bdivision%5D=Heavyweight&t_go=
  17. ↑ http://boxrec.com/en/titles/results?t%5Bbout_title%5D=AUFEM&t%5Bdivision%5D=&t%5Bsex%5D=f&t_go=
  18. ↑ https://www.australianboxingcentral.com/ratings.html


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