Boxing in Australia
# Boxing in Australia

Boxing in Australia refers to the sport of boxing held in Australia.

## History

The influential traditional martial arts, olympic wrestling and brazilian jiu-jitsu have shaped MMA in Australia, along with the combat sports of boxing and kickboxing/muay thai.

### Sanctioning

The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. Sanctioning bodies include: Combat Sports Authority (NSW) and the Professional Boxing and Combat Sports Board Archived 2017-02-24 at the Wayback Machine (Victoria).

## Governing Body

Boxing Australia is the national sporting body that runs amateur boxing in Australia and Australian National Boxing Federation which governs Professional boxing in Australia.

## Tournaments

* Boxing at the 1938 British Empire Games
* Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
* Boxing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
* Boxing at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
* 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships
* Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
* Boxing at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
* 2012 Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament

## Current Champions

### Male Champions

This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.

| Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: |
| - | - | - |
| Light Flyweight | Josh Humberdross | 1 January 2021 |
| Flyweight | Title Vacant | |
| Super Flyweight | Title Vacant | |
| Bantamweight | Mark Schleibs | 1 January 2021 |
| Super Bantamweight | Title Vacant | |
| Featherweight | Title Vacant | |
| Super Featherweight | Dana Coolwell | 4 December 2021 |
| Lightweight | Harry Garside | 6 April 2022 |
| Super Lightweight | Youssef Dib | 9 April 2021 |
| Welterweight | Title Vacant | |
| Light Middleweight | Luke Woods | 4 December 2021 |
| Middleweight | Isaac Hardman | 1 December 2021 |
| Super Middleweight | Mason Smith | 9 December 2022 |
| Light Heavyweight | Leti Leti | 10 April 2021 |
| Cruiserweight | Floyd Mason | 4 December 2021 |
| Heavyweight | Justis Huni | 22 October 2020 |

### Female Champions

This table showing the female boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.

| Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: |
| - | - | - |
| Super Flyweight | Serena Kingdon | 9 November 2012 |
| Bantamweight | Sylvia Scharper | 3 September 2011 |
| Super Bantamweight | April Adams | 22 October 2011 |
| Featherweight | Kori Farr | 17 September 2011 |
| Super Featherweight | Lauryn Eagle | 17 August 2013 |
| Lightweight | Sabrina Ostowari | 10 May 2014 |
| Super Lightweight | Deanha Hobbs | 17 August 2013 |
