| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| National team(s) | Australia |
International competitions | |
Audience records | |
| Single match | Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn, 51,052, 2017, Suncorp Stadium[1] |
Boxing in Australia refers to the sport of boxing held in Australia.
History
The influential 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
The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. Sanctioning bodies include: Combat Sports Authority (NSW) and the Professional Boxing and Combat Sports Board Archived 2017-02-24 at the Wayback Machine (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
- Boxing at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Boxing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Boxing at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships
- Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Boxing at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- 2012 Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament
Current Champions
Male Champions
This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.[2][3]
| Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: |
|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight | Josh Humberdross | 1 January 2021 |
| Flyweight | Title Vacant | |
| Super Flyweight | Title Vacant | |
| Bantamweight | Mark Schleibs | 1 January 2021 |
| Super Bantamweight | Title Vacant | |
| Featherweight | Title Vacant | |
| Super Featherweight | Dana Coolwell | 4 December 2021 |
| Lightweight | Harry Garside | 6 April 2022 |
| Super Lightweight | Youssef Dib | 9 April 2021 |
| Welterweight | Title Vacant | |
| Light Middleweight | Luke Woods | 4 December 2021 |
| Middleweight | Isaac Hardman | 1 December 2021 |
| Super Middleweight | Mason Smith | 9 December 2022 |
| Light Heavyweight | Leti Leti | 10 April 2021 |
| Cruiserweight | Floyd Mason | 4 December 2021 |
| Heavyweight | Justis Huni | 22 October 2020 |
Female Champions
This table showing the female boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.[4][5]
| Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: |
|---|---|---|
| Super Flyweight | Serena Kingdon | 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
- ↑ "Boxing: Pacquiao v Horn - Suncorp Stadium".
- ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ https://www.australianboxingcentral.com/ratings.html%5B%5D
- ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ https://www.australianboxingcentral.com/ratings.html%5B%5D