Boxing in Australia

Country Australia
National team(s) Australia
International competitions
Audience records
Single match Jeff Fenech v Azumah Nelson, 35,000, 1992, Princes Park[1]

Boxing in Australia refers to the sport of boxing held in Australia.

History

The influence traditional martial arts, Olympic wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu have shaped MMA in Australia, along with the combat sports of Boxing and Kickboxing/Muay Thai.

Sanctioning

States and territories of Australia there are different sanctioning bodies and rules. Sanctioning bodies include: Combat Sports Authority (NSW), Professional Boxing and Combat Sports Board (Victoria).

Governing Body

Boxing Australia is the national sporting body that runs amateur boxing in Australia and Australian National Boxing Federation which governs Professional boxing in Australia.

Tournaments

Current Champions

Male Champions

This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.[2][3]

Weight class: Champion: Reign began:
Flyweight Omari Kimweri 13 October 2012
Super Flyweight Fred Mundraby 9 November 2012
Bantamweight Roberto Lerio 3 September 2011
Super Bantamweight Fred Mundraby 22 October 2011
Featherweight Will Young 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
Super Middleweight Faris Chevalier 29 June 2013
Light Heavyweight Blake Caparello
Cruiserweight Jai Opetaia
Heavyweight Willie Nasio 13 December 2013

Female Champions

This table showing the female boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.[4][5]

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. "Australian Sports Attendance Records - Austadiums".
  2. "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. https://www.australianboxingcentral.com/ratings.html
  4. "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  5. https://www.australianboxingcentral.com/ratings.html
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