British Boxing Board of Control

The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) is the governing body of professional boxing in the United Kingdom.[2] It was formed in 1929 from the old National Sporting Club and is headquartered in Cardiff.

British Boxing Board of Control
SportBoxing
AbbreviationBBBofC
Founded1929[1]
LocationCardiff
ReplacedNational Sporting Club
Official website
www.bbbofc.com

Councils

The Board divides the country into seven "Area" Councils:[3]

1. Scottish Area

2. Northern Ireland Area

3. Welsh Area

4. Northern Area

5. Central Area

6. Southern Area

8. Midlands Area

7. Western Area - this was merged with the Southern Area

Lonsdale Belt
Main article: Lonsdale Belt

The Board also sanctions bouts for British boxing's most prestigious title: the Lonsdale Belt. The Lonsdale Belt is awarded to the champion of the United Kingdom in each respective weight class and to win the belt outright it must be defended against a British challenger on at least three occasions.

Scoring

The Board is known for its unique scoring system. Except for title fights (where the bout is scored by three judges, none of whom serve as fight referee), the referee is the sole scorer. After the bout (if the fight goes to points decision), the referee hands his decision to the MC and the winner is announced, the referee then raising the arm of the winner – or, in the event of a draw, both boxers' arms.

Champions
Weight class: Reign began: Champion Record: Defenses:
Flyweight vacant
Super-flyweight 21 December 2019 Sunny Edwards 14–0 (4 KO) 0
Bantamweight 16 November 2019 Lee McGregor 8–0 (6 KO) 0
Super-bantamweight 8 March 2019 Brad Foster 12–0–2 (5 KO) 3
Featherweight 26 September 2015 Ryan Walsh 26–2–2 (12 KO) 6
Super-featherweight 30 November 2019 Anthony Cacace 18–1 (7 KO) 0
Lightweight vacant
Super-lightweight vacant
Welterweight 8 March 2019 Chris Jenkins 22–3–3 (8 KO) 2
Super-welterweight 19 October 2019 Scott Fitzgerald 14–0 (9 KO) 0
Middleweight 22 December 2018 Liam Williams 22–2–1 (17 KO) 1
Super-middleweight 30 November 2019 Lerrone Richards 13–0 (3 KO) 0
Light-heavyweight vacant
Cruiserweight 19 December 2019 Richard Riakporhe 11–0 (8 KO) 0
Heavyweight 13 July 2019 Daniel Dubois 14–0 (13 KO) 0

See also

References
  1. "Boxing". Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. "Sport | Round one for women's boxing". BBC News. 24 November 1998. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. "British Boxing Board of Control". BBBofC. 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2017.


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