Category: Announcements
The history of women’s boxing: featuring top Canadian women in boxing
Written by Jennifer Huggins (original article) Did you know that Women’s boxing can be dated back to as early as the 18th century? This was when Elizabeth Wilkinson fought in London claiming the title of European Championess. She fought both […]
Commonwealth Women Coach Internship Program Launched in Canada
OTTAWA (December 23, 2020): The Women Coach Internship Program (WCIP) was inaugurated by the Commonwealth Games Federation at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. The program matched 20 women coaches from 12 countries and 11 sports with expert […]
Tammara Thibeault awarded Lima 2019 silver
MONTREAL (November 10, 2020) – On Tuesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Boxing Canada officially announced that Saint-Georges, Que. native, Tammara Thibeault’s Lima 2019 Pan American Games bronze medal was upgraded to silver. The 23-year old pugilist had initially […]
Boxing Canada helps RBC Training Ground go virtual to find new Olympic talent
Every Canadian athlete between the ages of 14 and 25 now the chance to be scouted by nine Team Canada sports, including boxing, from home TORONTO, October 14, 2020 — Boxing Canada is one of nine national sport organizations using […]
Boxing Canada elects a new President and Vice-President on its Board of Directors
Montreal – September 30, 2020. This past Friday, Boxing Canada elected its new Board members as part of its 2020 online Annual General Meeting and three Director positions came to term during the election. Both Mike Summers and Yvon Michel […]
Boxing Canada is issuing a call for nominations for 3 Director position on its Board of Directors
August 3, 2020 – Boxing Canada is issuing a call for nominations for the following positions on the Board of Directors. Elections will take place Friday, September 25th, 2020 at the Annual General Meeting to be held in Montreal. Selected […]
COVID-19: Sport Medicine Advisory Committee Update (July 15)
ADVISORY ON COVID-19 UPDATE #21 – July 15, 2020 Please consult this article again as new updates will be published (Visit INS Quebec’s website if you wish to consult previous updates – previous updates are also linked below this article) Also, […]
RBC provides financial boost to support Boxing Canada’s future Olympians during pandemic
TORONTO, June 24, 2020 – Today, RBC announced an investment of $230,000 CAD to support the Next Generation programming needs of the nine National Sport Organizations involved in its nation-wide talent identification and athlete funding program, RBC Training Ground. The […]
The 2020 edition of the Canadian Championships is cancelled
Considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the Canadian Championships will be cancelled to ensure the safety of all participants. Initially set to take place from May 12-17, the competition would have welcomed more than 240 boxers from […]
Road to Tokyo: Update on Boxing Qualification System
Update provided by the International Olympic Committee Boxing Task Force | Following the joint decision by the IOC, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and the Japanese Government to reschedule the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 to start on 23 July 2021, and […]