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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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Going from Green to Gold to Great the goal of funding program
October 21, 2021Commonwealth Games Australia’s sports and athlete support funding program has been renamed Green2Gold2Great.
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Commonwealth Games Australia alumni have their Tokyo moment
August 9, 2021As the sun sets on an unforgettable few weeks in Tokyo, Australia can look fondly back on one of its most successful Olympic campaigns in history.
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Gold Coast gold medallists ready to take up the fight in Tokyo
May 4, 2021Gold Coast gold medallists Harry Garside and Skye Nicolson and silver medallist Caitlin Parker headline the six boxers selected to the Australian Olympic Team for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Boxing clever towards Birmingham
June 13, 2019Boxing Australia has launched a National Futures Program with state and national programs focused on developing junior talent with the aim of producing future Australian representatives.
