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The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) is the governing body of
professional boxing Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...
in the
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.


History

The British Boxing Board of Control was formed in 1929 from the old
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and is headquartered in
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. Until 1948, it had a colour bar in effect by means of its Rule 24, which stated that title contestants "must have two white parents". The British Boxing Board of Control initially refused to grant Jane Couch a professional licence on the sole ground that she was a woman, and argued that PMS made women too unstable to box. Claiming sexual discrimination and supported by the Equal Opportunities Commission, Couch managed to have this decision overturned by a
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in March 1998. The British Boxing Board of Control gives out the British Boxer of the Year award. Natasha Jonas became the first woman to win this award upon winning it for the year of 2022. Later, in 2023, Jonas became the first black woman to receive a manager's license from the British Boxing Board of Control.


Councils

The Board divides the country into seven Area Councils: the Scottish Area, the Northern Ireland Area, the Welsh Area, the Northern Area, the Central Area (including the
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), the Southern Area, and the Midlands Area. There was previously a Western Area, which was merged with the Southern Area.


Lonsdale Belt

The Board also sanctions bouts for British boxing's most prestigious title: the Lonsdale Belt. The Lonsdale Belt is awarded to the champion of the
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in each respective weight class and to win the belt outright it must be defended against a British challenger on at least three occasions.


Scoring

The Board is known for its unique scoring system. Except for title fights (where the bout is scored by three judges, none of whom serve as fight referee), the referee is the sole scorer. After the bout (if the fight goes to
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), the referee hands his decision to the MC and the winner is announced, the referee then raising the arm of the winner – or, in the event of a draw, both boxers' arms.


Current champions


Male


Female


See also

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List of British heavyweight boxing champions List of British heavyweight boxing champions is a table showing the Boxing, boxers who have won the British heavyweight title, which has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1891, and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) sin ...
* List of British cruiserweight boxing champions * List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions * List of British middleweight boxing champions * List of British welterweight boxing champions *
List of British lightweight boxing champions List of British lightweight boxing champions is a table showing the Boxing, boxers who have won the British lightweight title. The title had been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club from 1909–1929 where they awarded the Lonsdale Belt, Lord ...
* List of British featherweight boxing champions * List of British bantamweight boxing champions *
List of British flyweight boxing champions List of British flyweight boxing champions is a table showing the Boxing, boxers who have won the British flyweight title. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1909, and later by its replacement British Boxing Board of ...
*
Commonwealth Boxing Council The Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) is a governing body that sanctions professional boxing bouts for territories within the Commonwealth, and is an affiliate of the WBC. History The Commonwealth Boxing Council first started in 1954 as the Empi ...
*
Amateur Boxing Association of England England Boxing, known until 2013 as the Amateur Boxing Association of England, is the leading Sports governing body, governing body of amateur boxing clubs in England. There are separate organisations for Scotland and Wales with boxing in North ...
* List of British world boxing champions


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:British Boxing Board Of Control Boxing in the United Kingdom Organisations based in Cardiff Professional boxing governing bodies
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1929 establishments in the United Kingdom