Athletes
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What is Olympic-Style Boxing?
Membership
Age Categories
Weight Categories
Find a Club
Information for all Athletes
Information for High Performance Athletes
What is Olympic Boxing?
Membership
- How to become a member?
- What membership is needed?
- Non-sparring
- Recreational
- Sparring
- Initiation “Funbox” (8-10 years old)
- Junior A U13 (11, 12)
- Junior B U15 (13, 14 years old)
- Junior C U17 (15, 16 years old)
- Youth U19 (17, 18 years old)
- U23 (19, 20, 21, 22 years old)
- Senior “Elite” 20-39 years old
- Masters 40+ years old
- Novice vs. Open
- Novice = Â fewer than 10 fights
- Open = 10 or more fights
- Non-sparring
Age Categories
- How do I determine my age category?
- The age of the boxer is determined by their calendar year of birth
- What does that mean?
- Take the current year and subtract the year you were born. This is your boxing age
- If the current year is 2024, and you were born in 2000, your boxing age is 24 (category Elite)
- If the current year is 2024, and you were born in 2008, your boxing age is 16 (category U17)
- Take the current year and subtract the year you were born. This is your boxing age
- What does that mean?
- Can I “compete up” in an older category?
- Only 18 year olds may compete up in U23 or Elite. This should only be done under the guidance of a coach and an understanding of the level of competition
- Chart for determining Age Category
- The age of the boxer is determined by their calendar year of birth
Weight Categories
- Information on making weight in Boxing
- Elite Women, U23 Women, U19 Women
# Over Under Category Name Abrev 1 45kg 48kg Light Flyweight W48kg 2 48kg 51kg Flyweight W51kg 3 51kg 54kg Bantamweight W54kg 4 54kg 57kg Featherweight W57kg 5 57kg 60kg Lightweight W60kg 6 60kg 65kg Welterweight W65kg 7 65kg 70kg Light Middleweight W70kg 8 70kg 75kg Middleweight W75kg 9 75kg 80kg Light Heavyweight W80kg 10 80kg Heavyweight W80+kg - Elite Men, U23 Men, U19 Men
# Over Under Category Name Abrev 1 47kg 50kg Flyweight M50kg 2 50kg 55kg Bantamweight M55kg 3 55kg 60kg Lightweight M60kg 4 60kg 65kg Welterweight M65kg 5 65kg 70kg Light Middleweight M70kg 6 70kg 75kg Middleweight M75kg 7 75kg 80kg Light Heavyweight M80kg 8 80kg 85kg Cruiserweight M86kg 9 85kg 90kg Heavyweight M90kg 10 90kg Super Heavyweight M90+kg - U17, U15, U13 Boys and Girls
# Over Under Category Name Abrev M Abrev W 1 44kg 46kg Pinweight M46kg W46kg 2 46kg 48kg Light Flyweight M48kg W48kg 3 48kg 50kg Flyweight M50kg W50kg 4 50kg 52kg Light Bantamweight M52kg W52kg 5 52kg 54kg Bantamweight M54kg W54kg 6 54kg 57kg Featherweight M57kg W57kg 7 57kg 60kg Lightweight M60kg W60kg 8 60kg 63kg Light Welterweight M63kg W63kg 9 63kg 66kg Welterweight M66kg W66kg 10 66kg 70kg Light Middleweight M70kg W70kg 11 70kg 75kg Middleweight M75kg W75kg 12 75kg 80kg Light Heavyweight M80kg W80kg 13 80kg Heavyweight M80+kg W80+kg
Find a club
- What to look for in a club?
- Certified coaches
- Coaches with whom you have a good rapport
- Close to home or work or school
- Classes that focus on specific skill levels so you can work at your level
- Classes that fit your schedule
- Low turnover of athletes / high rate of re-registration
- If you are interested in competition do they offer a competitive stream? Some gyms specialize in recreational boxing rather than competition
- Find a club link
Information for All Athletes
Boxing Canada Articles and Rules (December 2023)
Competition forms:
- Pre-bout Medical Questionnaire (Women)
- Pre-bout Medical Questionnaire (Men)
- Declaration of Non-Pregnancy (18 years old and over)
- Declaration of Non-Pregnancy (under 18 years old)
Concussion Toolbox:
- Boxing-specific Concussion Management Protocol
- SCAT 5 (Sport Concussion Assessment Tool)
- Child – SCAT 5 (5 – 12 years old)
- Pocket Concussion Recognition Tool
- How to manage your energy after a concussion
- Medical Assessment Letter
- Medical Clearance Letter
- COPSI (Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute) Network Concussion Guidelines
- Province of Qu̩bec Concussion Management and Return to Play Protocols Р2019
- Video from INSQ: Concussions, what is the current knowledge? (in french, but YouTube can produce english closed captions with the “CC” button and then the settings to change the translation language)
Information for High Performance Athletes
- World Boxing Rulebook
- How to learn about and ask questions about High Performance: High Performance Monthly Updates
- How strong/fast/powerful do Boxers need to be?: Physical Testing Protocols
- Required to participate in ALL national Team Camps and Tours and Competitions: Athlete Agreement, SportConsent.ca
- Criteria to earn Sport Canada Funding Support: 2025-26 Carding Selection Criteria
- Non-Results performance goals: Boxing Canada’s Gold Medal Profile
- General High Performance Plan for the long term: High Performance Plan 2025-2032
- Specific High Performance Plan for 2025 Season: High Performance Plan 2025 (TBC)