The Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) is a governing body that sanctions

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bouts for territories within the

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, and is an affiliate of the WBC.

History

The Commonwealth Boxing Council first started in 1954 as the Empire and Commonwealth Championships Committee, formed by the British Boxing Board of Control, to officially award a Commonwealth title. Before its formation, boxers from select territories within the

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fought for the 'Empire title', the first of such titles being awarded to British featherweight champion Jim Driscoll in 1908 after defeating Australian Charlie Griffin on points. 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. In 2018, the first female version of the Commonwealth title was awarded to Anisha Basheel of Malawi on 15 June. 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. Mark Jeffers became the first fighter to win a Commonwealth Silver title when he defeated English

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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

Male

Female

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 Australian National Boxing Federation (ANBF) is the Sport governing body, governing body for the sport of professional boxing in Australia. History The body was founded in 1965 as the Australian Boxing Federation. In 1980s, the body took its c ...

New Zealand Professional Boxing Association New Zealand Professional Boxing Association (NZPBA) is one of the four Sport governing body, governing bodies for the sport of professional boxing in New Zealand. NZPBA is a non-profit organisation. History The body was founded as South Pacific B ...

*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)

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