Australian National Boxing Federation (ANBF) is the

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History

The body was founded in 1965 as the Australian Boxing Federation. In 1980s, the body took its current name of Australian National Boxing Federation. In 1977, the Australian Boxing Federation joined the

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Structure

The national body has four state member associations –

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Current Champions

Male Champions

This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.

Female Champions

This table showing the female boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.https://www.australianboxingcentral.com/ratings.html

References

External links

* * Boxing in Australia Sports governing bodies in Australia 1965 establishments in Australia Sports organizations established in 1965 Professional boxing governing bodies {{Australia-sport-org-stub