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]

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

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:
Flyweight 24 February 2017 Jay Harris 17–0 (9 KO) 1
Super-flyweight 15 March 2019 Tommy Frank 12–0 (3 KO) 0
Bantamweight 13 October 2018 Lee McGregor 8–0 (6 KO) 2
Super-bantamweight 18 May 2019 Brad Foster 13–0–2 (5 KO) 3
Featherweight 2 March 2019 Leigh Wood 23–1 (13 KO) 1
Super-featherweight 15 June 2019 Zelfa Barrett 23–1 (14 KO) 1
Lightweight 4 August 2018 Joe Cordina 10–0 (7 KO) 2
Super-lightweight 2 September 2020 Akeem Ennis-Brown 14–0 (1 KO) 0
Welterweight 3 August 2019 Chris Jenkins 22–3–3 (8 KO) 1
Super-welterweight 15 June 2019 James Metcalf 20–0 (12 KO) 1
Middleweight 2 February 2019 Felix Cash 13–0 (9 KO) 2
Super-middleweight vacant
Light-heavyweight 12 October 2019 Lyndon Arthur 18–0 (12 KO) 2
Cruiserweight 23 November 2019 Chris Billam-Smith 11–1 (10 KO) 1
Heavyweight 28 November 2020 Joe Joyce 12–0 (11 KO) 0

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

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.
  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". Retrieved 2019-11-08.
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