State Futures camps were presented in NSW, WA, VIC, QLD, NT, ACT and SA during March 2022. Several camps coincided with state training camps for Commonwealth Games selection events. This alignment was fantastic, particularly for the Junior and Youth Futures athletes, who gained exposure to a broader range of boxing experiences.

Forthcoming National Futures Camps at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, ACT:

• National Youth camp 14 April until 17 April 2022 for 12 invited athletes
• National Emerging camp in late April 2022 (more details to come)

The National Futures Program “Battle of the Belts” series has two current champions:

• 75kg Men’s Elite Mark Borg from PCYC Blacktown
• 63.5 Men’s Elite Bradon Dunning from Top Team Fitness and Boxing

Mark and Bradon are on the lookout for challengers and the Futures Program is seeking inaugural champions for the remaining vacant belts.

For Battle of the Belts information and to challenge,  please see below:

Battle of the Belts | Boxing Australia

Following a sparse calendar of events due to two years of border closures and lockdowns, it was great to see a successful event held in Melbourne for the 2022 Selection Tournaments for Commonwealth Games and Elite Women’s World Championships.

More than 100 athletes competed during an action-packed four days. Each competitor gave their all and demonstrated great sportsmanship.

For those who couldn’t attend in person, the live stream through My Live Sport was well received, including live commentary from Jamie Pittman and Sam Goodman.

Finals day was a huge hit, including live music and the use of a personalised ‘walk-out song’ for each boxer.

Throughout the tournaments we also had special guests in attendance. Thank you to Medal Presenters: Kirsteen Maclean, Carly Salmon, Simon Bailey, Sue Stanley, Jason Mallia, Harry Garside, Sam Goodman, Robbie Peden, Kevin Smith, Jamie Pittman and Ted Tanner.

I would like to congratulate the following award winners from the Tournaments:

CombatAUS and BAL will continue to liaise to finalise preparations for the upcoming Women’s World Championships from 6-21 May 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey.

In addition, CombatAUS has organised and gained support from GB Boxing for a 3-4 week preparation and training camp in Sheffield throughout April 2022 involving the athletes qualified for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The Boxing Australia Board has released a statement on Covid-19 Vaccination and Boxing Australia National Activities. 

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Our office in Canberra will be closed over the following periods:

Easter

From 5pm AEDT on Thursday 14 April

Until 9am AEDT on Tuesday 19 April 2022

ANZAC Day

From 5pm AEDT on Friday 22 April

Until 9am AEDT on Tuesday 26 April 2022

After nearly two years out of the ring, it was great to finally see our boxers back competing at the 2022 Australian Teams Selection Tournaments which took place from 17-20 March 2022 in Melbourne.

108 athletes contesting via 86 bouts for positions across teams for both the Istanbul Elite Women's World Championships and Birmingham Commonwealth Games, we were honoured to witness some of the top athletes in the country and be inspired by some of the best officials.

Boxing Australia would like to thank Boxing Victoria, the entire referee and judges crew, and all the volunteers who made the tournament run smoothly.

Also a special thank you to Technical Delegate, Wayne Rose, for helping the BAL team pull this event together so successfully.

Boxing Australia would appreciate your feedback on this event as we seek to make continuous improvements. Please share your feedback via erin.williams@boxing.org.au.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Elite Women's World Championships Selection - Istanbul

Commonwealth Games Selection - Birmingham 

*Ringside digital images available at SportsPics

Our biggest congratulations to those athletes and coaches selected in the 2022 IBA Elite Women’s World Boxing Championships, Istanbul team.

The BAL R&J Committee Chair, Wayne Rose, conducted a referee and judge workshop in Darwin on 26/27 Feb accompanied by NT R&J Coordinator, Moses Mbemap. The workshop was broken down into theory and practical gym sessions, providing the 16 attendees valuable knowledge on their pathway to becoming referees and judges. 

At the recent BAL Men and Women Selection Competitions 12 of Australia's best International and National referees and judges attended our first major National competition in over 2 years to be part of the important process of providing unbiased and neutral officiating to ensure our athletes are given the best opportunity to be selected.

Registration for a Level 2 Coaching Course in Victoria is now available for Sat 11 June and Sun 12 June 2022!

For more information or to register  

Level 2 Coaches Course - Melbourne, VIC

After a very successful Commonwealth Games trials with W57kg Tina Rahimi, W70kg Kaye Scott and M71kg Taha Ahmad earning their spots on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games team, BANSW has a jam-packed calendar coming up!

BNSW has five forthcoming events:

• The iFIGHT night Round 2 at Towradgi Beach Hotel - Fri 01 Apr 2022 from 18:00 — 23:00
• Level 1 Coaches Course at Adapt Academy Wollongong - Sat 02 Apr 2022 from 08:30 - 17:00
• King Of The Ring at PCYC Blacktown - Fri 08 April to Sun 10 April 2022
• Corporate Boxing Challenge at Doltone House- Jones Bay Wharf - Fri 08 Apr 2022 from 18:00 - 23:00
• Complete Boxing Amateur Fight Night at Breakers Indoor Sports Stadium - Sat 30 Apr 2022 from 16:00 - 23:00

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BACT has one forthcoming event:

• ACT Tournament – Sat 2 April 2022,  from 9am at Gold Creek High School. 

Learn more about event HERE

BQLD has two forthcoming events:

• Boxing Australia Level 1 Coaching Course at Eastside Boxing Gym - Sat 23 April and Sun 24 April 2022

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• NQ Games at Townsville Entertainmemt Centre -  Sat 30 April and Sun 1 May 2022

          Registration for this event closes Sun 10 Apr 2022 23:45pm

Athletes must be registered with a Boxing Australia Member Association to be eligible to compete.

1. Minimum Age - 10 years as at 30th April 2022.
2. Sports Fee $20 plus $20 fee payable at weigh in + NQ Games fee $20
3. Open to all age groups 10yrs and older up to and including Masters division & all exp levels.

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BSA has two forthcoming events:

• BSA Tournament - Sat 9 April 2022
• BSA Club Championships - Fri 13 May, Sat 14 Feb & Sun 15 May 2022

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Boxing Victoria is pleased to report that the recent BAL / BVI Commonwealth Games & Women’s World Titles Selection event was well attended by athlete, coaches, officials, spectator and especially the volunteers who helped make the event the success that it was.

We would like to congratulate all the competitors who competed, especially the athletes who made it to the finals and those who have been selected to compete at an international event.  Boxing Victoria wish all of you much success in achieving top spot on the various podiums, especially our homegrown Victorian athletes, Kristy Harris, Jelena Prziovska-Strachan and Jessica Bagley. Good luck to you all and we look forward to seeing everyone again in July for the Underage Men’s and Women’s Australian Championships (https://www.boxing.org.au/events/116052/).

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BWA has two forthcoming events:

• WA Summer Novice Titles - Elimination Bouts Sat 9 April 2022,  from 4pm at Serbian Club, 22 Kenwick Road, Kenwick.
• WA Summer Novice Titles - Finals Sun 24 April 2022,  from 1pm at Serbian Club, 22 Kenwick Road, Kenwick.

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