Australian National Boxing Federation
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| Sport | Professional boxing |
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| Jurisdiction | Australia |
| Abbreviation | ANBF |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Affiliation | Commonwealth Boxing Council |
| Regional affiliation | Australasia |
| President | Derek Milham |
| Vice president | Charlie Lucas |
| Secretary | Andrew Campbell |
| Operating income | Title match sanction fee |
| Official website | |
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| Other key staff | Adam Height |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]The national body has four state member associations – Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
Current Champions
[edit]Male Champions
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]
- List of Australian female boxing champions
- List of Australian heavyweight boxing champions
- List of Australian cruiserweight boxing champions
- List of Australian middleweight boxing champions
- Boxing in Australia
- Boxing Australia
- Commonwealth Boxing Council
References
[edit]- ^ "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) - ^ "Reference at www.yellowpages.com.au".
- ^ "Reference at www.dailytelegraph.com.au".
- ^ "Veteran boxing referee shuns Queensland over lack of safety regulations". ABC News. 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Reference at www.couriermail.com.au".
- ^ "Reference at www.couriermail.com.au".
- ^ a b "Boxing | Clearinghouse | ASC". www.ausport.gov.au. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ "HISTORY OF ANBF |". Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ "ANBF's History - Australian National Boxing Federation". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ https://www.australianboxingcentral.com/ratings.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Champions | Australian National Boxing Federation".
- ^ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ https://www.australianboxingcentral.com/ratings.html[permanent dead link]
External links
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