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Boxing has appeared on the program of every Commonwealth Games. The Boxing program has changed over the years by the addition of women, new weight categories and the conversion of weight divisions from pounds to kilograms in 1970.
Women’s boxing made its Games debut in 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland featuring 3 weight categories. At the 2018 Games in Gold Coast, Australia, it was doubled to 6 weight categories.
The governing body for Boxing in Australia is Boxing Australia.
Latest Boxing News
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New National Coach for Australia’s Boxing High Performance Program
May 12, 2022Santiago Nieva will be the new Boxing Australia national coach to lead the next generation of Aussie stars in the sweet science.
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History-making women and male debutants punch their tickets onto Birmingham boxing team
April 26, 2022We announce the 11 boxers who will be donning the green and gold in Birmingham as they fight for gold at the Games.
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COMM GAMES CATCH UP: 11 APRIL
April 11, 2022Catch up on all the happenings in Commonwealth Sport as we approach the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Emerging Athlete of the Month – Tina Rahimi
April 5, 2022Rising boxing star Tina Rahimi is the March winner of the Commonwealth Games Australia emerging athlete of the month award after knocking out her competition at the Boxing Australia selection tournaments.
