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]

On 12 June 2023, a new championship, the Commonwealth “Silver” title, was created. This title works similarly to the British Boxing Board of Control English title, with the holders of both belts being subject to consideration of becoming mandatory challenger for the British and Commonwealth titles, as well as being fought for over 10 rounds.[11] Mark Jeffers became the first fighter to win a Commonwealth Silver title when he defeated English super middleweight champion Zak Chelli in July 2023, while Jack Rafferty became the first fighter to have held both Commonwealth Silver and Commonwealth titles when he won the latter at super-lightweight in December 2023

Current champions

As of 18 October 2023

Male

Weight class: Reign began: Champion Record: Defenses:
Light flyweight 8 December 2023 England Craig Derbyshire 8-29-4 (2 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 16 December 2023 England Jack Rafferty 22-0 (13 KO) 0
Welterweight 18 November 2023 England Harry Scarff 13-2 (3 KO) 0
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

Male (Silver)

Weight class: Reign began: Champion Record: Defenses:
Light flyweight
Flyweight 14 October 2023 Northern Ireland Conor Quinn 8-0-1 (5 KO) 0
Super-flyweight
Bantamweight 25 November 2023 England Lewis Roberts 10-0 (0 KO) 0
Super-bantamweight 2 December 2023 England Ramez Mahmood 15-3 (2 KO) 0
Featherweight 6 October 2023 England Masood Abdullah 9-0 (6 KO) 0
Super-featherweight 11 November 2023 England Levi Giles 15-1 (4 KO) 0
Lightweight 8 December 2023 England Keanen Wainwright 11-2 (6 KO) 0
Super-lightweight
Welterweight 9 December 2023 England Jack Martin 9-1 (4 KO) 0
Super-welterweight 9 December 2023 England Constantin Ursu 9-0 (3 KO) 0
Middleweight 27 October 2023 England Ryan Kelly 18-4 (8 KO) 0
Super-middleweight 1 July 2023 England Mark Jeffers 16-0 (4 KO) 0
Light-heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Heavyweight

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.
  11. ↑ "INTRODUCING COMMONWEALTH SILVER CHAMPIONSHIPS | COMMONWEALTH BOXING COUNCIL". commbc.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
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