Atlético Boxing Club is an

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football club located in the city of

Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Río Gallegos (Local ) is the capital and largest settlement of the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz in Argentina. Located in the department of Güer Aike, it has a population of about 98,000, according to the , a 24% increase from the 79,000 ...

. The team currently plays in Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, the regionalised fourth division of the

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History

The club was founded in 1920 by a group of neighbors. The name "Boxing Club" was suggested by the first deputy chairman of the club, Alfonso Martínez, a

boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...

fan. Boxing Club had an important social role in the city of Río Gallegos, being responsible for creating the first volunteer fire department of

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in February 1926. In football, the Río Gallegos team is affiliated with Liga de Fútbol Sur. At domestic level, the Boxing Club got close to promote to Primera División in 1973, but the team lost to Cipolletti de Río Negro and All Boys de La Pampa, missing the chance to join the elite of Argentine football. In 2014, Boxing Club won its first national title. The team of Río Gallegos was one of the winners of Torneo del Interior, defeating Banfield de Puerto Deseado at the final stage, therefore promoting to Torneo Federal B, the regional tournament that succeeded

Torneo Argentino B Torneo Argentino B was one of two leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system, made up of 100+ teams playing within eight regional zones across Argentina. The other league at level four wasand still isthe Primera ...

Team 2022-23

december, 04 of 2022

Honours

National

* Torneo del Interior (1): 2014

Regional

* Liga de Fútbol Sur (19): 1963-64, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1991–92, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007, 2011, 2014–15, 2016, 2017 y 2018.

References

External links

Official website
(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Atletico Boxing Club Association football clubs established in 1920 Football clubs in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina 1920 establishments in Argentina