Commonwealth Boxing Council
| Abbreviation | CBC |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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 27 March 2021
Male
| Weight class: | Reign began: | Champion | Record: | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | 24 February 2017 |  Jay Harris
|
18–3 (9 KO) | 1 |
| Super-flyweight | 27 March 2021 |  Prince Patel
|
25–1–2 (20 KO) | 0 |
| Bantamweight | 13 October 2018 |  Lee McGregor
|
11–0–1 (9 KO) | 2 |
| Super-bantamweight | 9 October 2021 | Jason Cunningham
|
30–6 (6 KO) | 0 |
| Featherweight | 31 July 2021 | Nathaniel Collins
|
10–0 (5 KO) | 1 |
| Super-featherweight | 15 June 2019 | Zelfa Barrett
|
27–1 (16 KO) | 1 |
| Lightweight | 19 February 2021 | Gavin Gwynne
|
14–2 (3 KO) | 1 |
| Super-lightweight | 28 August 2021 | Sam Maxwell
|
16–0 (11 KO) | 0 |
| Welterweight | 24 July 2021 | Ekow Essuman
|
16–0 (7 KO) | 1 |
| Super-welterweight | 7 July 2021 |  Tim Tszyu
|
20–0 (15 KO) | 0 |
| Middleweight | 2 February 2019 | Felix Cash
|
15–0 (10 KO) | 3 |
| Super-middleweight | 27 March 2021 | Lennox Clarke
|
20–1–1 (8 KO) | 0 |
| Light-heavyweight | 4 December 2021 | Anthony Yarde
|
22–2 (21 KO) | 0 |
| Cruiserweight | 23 November 2019 | Chris Billam-Smith
|
14–1 (10 KO) | 2 |
| Heavyweight | 28 November 2020 | Joe Joyce
|
13–0 (12 KO) | 1 |
Female
| Weight class: | Reign began: | Champion | Record: | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | vacant | |||
| Super flyweight | vacant | |||
| Bantamweight | 24 November 2018 | Kristen Fraser
|
6–0 (2 KO) | 0 |
| Super bantamweight | vacant | |||
| Featherweight | vacant | |||
| Super featherweight | vacant | |||
| Lightweight | 15 June 2018 |  Anisha Basheel
|
8–6 (8 KO) | 0 |
| Super lightweight | 15 September 2018 | Nina Bradley
|
7–1 (0 KO) | 0 |
| Welterweight | vacant | |||
| Super welterweight | 13 July 2018 | 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
- List of Commonwealth Boxing Council champions
- List of Commonwealth Boxing Council female champions
- List of boxing organisations
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.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "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.