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Australian National Boxing Federation

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Australian National Boxing Federation
SportProfessional boxing
JurisdictionAustralia
AbbreviationANBF
Founded1965 (1965)
AffiliationCommonwealth Boxing Council
Regional affiliationAustralasia
PresidentDerek Milham
Vice presidentCharlie Lucas
SecretaryAndrew Campbell
Operating incomeTitle match sanction fee
Official website
anbf.org.au
Other key staffAdam Height
Australia

Australian National Boxing Federation (ANBF) is the governing body for the sport of professional boxing in Australia.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Established in 1965, the organisation oversees national championship titles, rankings, and regulations for professional boxing across the country.[7]

The ANBF operates alongside Boxing Australia, which governs amateur boxing and sanctions professional bouts and maintains national title structures.[7]

History

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The organisation was founded in 1965 as the Australian Boxing Federation in an effort to establish a unified governing body for professional boxing in Australia.[8] In 1980s, the body took its current name of Australian National Boxing Federation. In 1977, the Australian Boxing Federation joined the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation and Pan Asian Boxing Association.[9]

Structure

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The national body has four state member associations – Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

Current Champions

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Male Champions

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This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.[10][11][12]

Weight class: Champion: Reign began:
Light Flyweight Kha Lu 4 April 2025
Flyweight Title Vacant
Super Flyweight Title Vacant
Bantamweight Title Vacant
Super Bantamweight Emiliano Tissera 29 March 2025
Featherweight Tyler Blizzard 7 September 2024
Super Featherweight Title Vacant
Lightweight Tom Fitzgerald 24 August 2024
Super Lightweight Title Vacant
Welterweight Jason Mallia 19 September 2024
Super Welterweight Koen Mazoudier 6 April 2025
Middleweight Xavier Fletcher 28 March 2025
Super Middleweight Max Reeves 28 March 2025
Light Heavyweight Kirra Ruston 12 March 2025
Cruiserweight Title Vacant
Heavyweight Stevan Ivic 12 October 2025

Female Champions

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This table showing the female boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.[13][14]

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Reference at www.yellowpages.com.au".
  3. ^ "Reference at www.dailytelegraph.com.au".
  4. ^ "Veteran boxing referee shuns Queensland over lack of safety regulations". ABC News. 28 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Reference at www.couriermail.com.au".
  6. ^ "Reference at www.couriermail.com.au".
  7. ^ a b "Boxing | Clearinghouse | ASC". www.ausport.gov.au. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  8. ^ "HISTORY OF ANBF |". Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  9. ^ "ANBF's History - Australian National Boxing Federation". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  10. ^ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  11. ^ https://www.australianboxingcentral.com/ratings.html[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Champions | Australian National Boxing Federation".
  13. ^ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  14. ^ https://www.australianboxingcentral.com/ratings.html[permanent dead link]
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