Category: Announcements
Rule change: Boxing headgear is now mandatory for all competitors in all events in Canada
Effective immediately, Boxing Canada and the Rules Commission have ruled that headgear must be worn by all competitors at all domestic boxing events, including the upcoming Canadian Qualification this month and the Canadian Championships moving forward. Since the removal of […]
Record number of participants ahead of the 2019 Canadian Qualification
With only 17 days to go before the competition, the 2019 Canadian Qualification promises to be bigger than expected with a record number of registered participants from across Canada! Indeed, a total of 96 Elite boxers (61 men and 35 women) […]
The 2019 Canadian Boxing Qualification will be held in Montreal on December 16-20
Boxing Canada is proud to announce that the 2019 Canadian Qualification will take place December 16 – 20 at Le Westin Montreal hotel. The best Elite boxers across Canada will be action in the heart of Montreal to confirm the […]
Olympian Mary Spencer named recipient of the 2019 Randy Starkman Award
TORONTO (October 23, 2019) The Canadian Olympic Committee awarded two-time Olympian Mary Spencer with the 2019 Randy Starkman Award on Wednesday at the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The award, in honour of 2019 Hall of Fame inductee […]
Tammara Thibeault wins Bronze at the 2019 Women’s World Championships
After ten intense days of competition, the 2019 edition of the Women’s World Championships came to an end in Ulan Ude, Russia. The championships regrouped 213 boxers from 57 nations across all ten weight categories. Here’s a recap of the competition […]
2019 Men’s World Championships: the draw results are in
Regrouping 365 boxers from 78 countries, the 2019 AIBA Men’s World Championships are set to kick off in Ekaterinburg, Russia. With less than one year to go before Tokyo 2020, it will be the first major championships featuring the 8 […]
Team Canada will square off against Team Philippines at the 7th edition of the Melee Gala in Winnipeg
On Thursday, September 12th, Team Canada’s Elite boxers will be stepping into the ring against Team Philippines as part of one of Winnipeg’s most entertaining annual charitable events, the Melee Gala. Hosted by United Boxing Club, the seventh edition of […]
Men’s and Women’s Teams have been selected for the AIBA World Championships
With exactly 330 days to go before Tokyo 2020, Boxing Canada is proud to reveal the teams selected to represent Canada at the upcoming two World Championships. Although the Men’s and Women’s World Championships are no longer considered a qualification […]
Two Canadians competing at the 2019 International Women’s Boxing Tournament “Balkan”
Three National Team boxers flew to Bulgaria on Wednesday to attend the 5th edition of the International Women’s Boxing Tournament “Balkan. The competition is set to take place August 2-6, and here are the boxers who will be representing Canada: […]
Lima 2019: Myriam Da Silva will be fighting for gold at the Pan Am Games
On Tuesday afternoon, Myriam Da Silva finally made her debut in the 2019 Pan Am Games after obtaining a bye in the first round of the competition and stepped into the ring against Brianda Cruz from Mexico in semifinals. After […]