Commonwealth Boxing Council
The Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) is a governing body that sanctions professional boxing bouts for territories within the Commonwealth, and is an affiliate of the WBC.[1][2]
Abbreviation | CBC |
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Formation | 1954 (as The Empire and Commonwealth Championships Committee)
1997 (as Commonwealth Boxing Council) |
Type | Non-profit institution |
Purpose | Boxing sanctioning organisation |
Region served | Commonwealth |
President | Frederick Stirrup JP |
Affiliations | |
Website | www |
History
The Commonwealth Boxing Council first started in 1954 as the Empire and Commonwealth Championships Committee, formed by the British Boxing Board of Control,[3] to officially award a Commonwealth title. Before its formation, boxers from select territories within the British Empire fought for the 'Empire title',[4][5][6] the first of such titles being awarded to British featherweight champion Jim Driscoll in 1908 after defeating Australian Charlie Griffin on points.[7][8] 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.[9]
In 2018, the first female version of the Commonwealth title was awarded to Anisha Basheel of Malawi on 15 June.[10]
Current champions
As of 11 November 2019
Male
Weight class: | Reign began: | Champion | Record: | Defenses: |
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Flyweight | 24 February 2017 | ![]() |
17–0 (9 KO) | 1 |
Super-flyweight | 15 March 2019 | ![]() |
12–0 (3 KO) | 0 |
Bantamweight | 13 October 2018 | ![]() |
8–0 (6 KO) | 2 |
Super-bantamweight | 18 May 2019 | ![]() |
13–0–2 (5 KO) | 3 |
Featherweight | 2 March 2019 | ![]() |
23–1 (13 KO) | 1 |
Super-featherweight | 15 June 2019 | ![]() |
23–1 (14 KO) | 1 |
Lightweight | 4 August 2018 | ![]() |
10–0 (7 KO) | 2 |
Super-lightweight | 2 September 2020 | ![]() |
14–0 (1 KO) | 0 |
Welterweight | 3 August 2019 | ![]() |
22–3–3 (8 KO) | 1 |
Super-welterweight | 15 June 2019 | ![]() |
20–0 (12 KO) | 1 |
Middleweight | 2 February 2019 | ![]() |
13–0 (9 KO) | 2 |
Super-middleweight | vacant | |||
Light-heavyweight | 12 October 2019 | ![]() |
18–0 (12 KO) | 2 |
Cruiserweight | 23 November 2019 | ![]() |
11–1 (10 KO) | 1 |
Heavyweight | 28 November 2020 | ![]() |
12–0 (11 KO) | 0 |
Female
Weight class: | Reign began: | Champion | Record: | Defenses: |
---|---|---|---|---|
Flyweight | vacant | |||
Super flyweight | vacant | |||
Bantamweight | 24 November 2018 | ![]() |
6–0 (2 KO) | 0 |
Super bantamweight | vacant | |||
Featherweight | vacant | |||
Super featherweight | vacant | |||
Lightweight | 15 June 2018 | ![]() |
8–6 (8 KO) | 0 |
Super lightweight | 15 September 2018 | ![]() |
7–1 (0 KO) | 0 |
Welterweight | vacant | |||
Super welterweight | 13 July 2018 | ![]() |
5–0 (2 KO) | 0 |
Middleweight | vacant | |||
Super middleweight | vacant | |||
Light heavyweight | vacant | |||
Cruiserweight | vacant | |||
Heavyweight | vacant |
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
- New Zealand Professional Boxing Association
- Bahamas Boxing Commission
- Professional Boxing Association (Barbados)
- Guyana Boxing Board of Control
- Jamaica Boxing Board of Control
- Trinidad and Tobago Boxing Board
- British Boxing Board of Control
- National Championships Committee (Canada)
See also
References
- "Commonwealth boxing body, WBC now formally affiliated". The Nassau Guardian. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- "World Boxing Council - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- Contributor (2019-10-28). "Commonwealth Boxing appoint first woman secretary after WBC switch". Sky-News. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- "From the Archives: the Boxing Championship of the British Empire programme, 1948 | Royal Albert Hall". Royal Albert Hall. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- "Joe Bygraves". The Times. 2012-03-28. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- "Dai Dower, champion flyweight boxer – obituary". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- "Cyber Boxing Zone -- Jem Driscoll". www.cyberboxingzone.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- "BoxRec: Title". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- "CBC - A HISTORY | COMMONWEALTH BOXING COUNCIL". commbc.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- "Commonwealth Boxing Council (UK) Sanctions it's [sic] First Female Championship – Women of Boxing". Retrieved 2019-11-08.