Commonwealth Boxing Council
AbbreviationCBC
Formation
1954 (1954) (as The Empire and Commonwealth Championships Committee)

1997 (1997) (as Commonwealth Boxing Council)

TypeNon-profit institution
PurposeBoxing sanctioning organisation
Region served
Commonwealth
President
Frederick Stirrup JP
Affiliations
Websitewww.commbc.com

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]

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 18 October 2023

Male

Weight class: Reign began: Champion Record: Defenses:
Light flyweight 8 October 2022 England Matt Windle 7-5-1 (1 KO) 0
Flyweight 25 February 2023 England Connor Butler 11-0-1 (1 KO) 1
Super-flyweight 9 June 2023 England Marcel Braithwaite 16-3-1 (1 KO) 1
Bantamweight 10 February 2023 Wales Sean McGoldrick 13-1 (3 KO) 0
Super-bantamweight 26 November 2022 England Dennis McCann 14–0-1 (8 KO) 0
Featherweight 31 July 2021 Scotland Nathaniel Collins 13-0 (7 KO) 4
Super-featherweight 21 October 2023 England Reece Bellotti 17-5 (14 KO) 0
Lightweight 26 November 2022 England Sam Noakes 11-0 (11 KO) 1
Super-lightweight 1 July 2023 England Dalton Smith 15-0 (11 KO) 0
Welterweight 24 July 2021 England Ekow Essuman 19-0 (7 KO) 4
Super-welterweight 21 October 2023 England Sam Gilley 17-1 (8 KO) 0
Middleweight 26 November 2022 England Hamzah Sheeraz 18-0 (14 KO) 0
Super-middleweight 2 September 2023 England Jack Cullen 22-4-1 (10 KO) 0
Light-heavyweight 17 December 2022 England Dan Azeez 20-0 (13 KO) 0
Cruiserweight 21 October 2023 England Isaac Chamberlain 16-2 (8 KO) 0
Heavyweight 28 October 2023 England Fabio Wardley 17-0 (16 KO) 0

Female

Weight class: Reign began: Champion Record: Defenses:
Flyweight vacant
Super flyweight vacant
Bantamweight 24 November 2018 Scotland Kristen Fraser 6–0 (2 KO) 0
Super bantamweight vacant
Featherweight vacant
Super featherweight vacant
Lightweight 15 June 2018 Malawi Anisha Basheel 8–6 (8 KO) 0
Super lightweight 15 September 2018 England Nina Bradley 7–1 (0 KO) 0
Welterweight vacant
Super welterweight 13 July 2018 England Stacey Copeland 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

  1. ↑ "Commonwealth boxing body, WBC now formally affiliated". The Nassau Guardian. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  2. ↑ "World Boxing Council - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  3. ↑ Contributor (2019-10-28). "Commonwealth Boxing appoint first woman secretary after WBC switch". Sky-News. Retrieved 2019-11-10. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ "From the Archives: the Boxing Championship of the British Empire programme, 1948 | Royal Albert Hall". Royal Albert Hall. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  5. ↑ "Joe Bygraves". The Times. 2012-03-28. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  6. ↑ "Dai Dower, champion flyweight boxer – obituary". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  7. ↑ "Cyber Boxing Zone -- Jem Driscoll". www.cyberboxingzone.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  8. ↑ "BoxRec: Title". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  9. ↑ "CBC - A HISTORY | COMMONWEALTH BOXING COUNCIL". commbc.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  10. ↑ "Commonwealth Boxing Council (UK) Sanctions it's [sic] First Female Championship – Women of Boxing". 23 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
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