Category: Announcements
Quebec City to host the 2017 Boxing Canadian Championships from April 24th – 30th
Following the success of the 2016 edition, Boxing Canada is proud to announce that the 2017 Canadian Championships will once again regroup the Junior, Youth and Elite categories under the same roof. The organization of this major competition is once […]
Three Canadian boxers are heading to the 2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championship
Boxing Canada is proud to announce the boxers who will attend the 2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championship in St-Petersburg, Russia. Organized by AIBA, the competition will take place from November 14th -27th. Three boxers will be representing Canada on […]
CANADA BRINGS HOME 4 MEDALS FROM THE AMBC YOUTH CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
After five intense days of competition regrouping 57 boxers from 11 countries, the Youth Continental Championships came to an end on Saturday evening and what a great week it was for our Canadian team! Bringing home four medals, our young […]
5 FEMALE BOXERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE 2nd EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOXING TOURNAMENT ”BALKAN”
For the second edition of the International Boxing Tournament ”Balkan”, Boxing Canada is proud to announce the female boxers who will participate in the competition that will take place October 3rd-9th in Sofia, Bulgaria. Organized by the Bulgarian Boxing Federation, […]
8 MALE BOXERS ARE HEADING TO THE YOUTH CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
With less than two weeks to go, Boxing Canada is proud to announce the youth male boxers who will participate in the AMBC Youth Continental Championships in Gabarito, Puntarenas in Costa Rica. Organized by the American Boxing Confederation, the competition […]
BOXING CANADA’S STATEMENT | OLYMPIC BOXING IN RIO
Following questionable decisions and alleged corruption claims occurring at the Rio 2016 Boxing competition, a global strategy is being put in place to ensure AIBA will address and correct the situation. Boxing Canada strongly believes that the integrity […]
EVOLUTION OF BOXING THROUGHOUT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Arguably the purest form of one-on-one sport, boxing dates back to Egypt around 3000 BC and was first introduced as a sport in the Ancient Greek Olympics 700 BC. During the Roman Empire era, metal-studded gloves were used during gladiator […]
Canadian Boxing Team Nominated for Rio 2016 – Three boxers chosen to represent Canada
On Thursday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Boxing Canada named the three athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in boxing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from August 5 to 21. The three athletes selected include: Arthur Biyarslanov (64kg, […]
Physical evaluation for the Youth National Team
Following the National Championships that took place in March in Quebec City, a physical evaluation has been scheduled for the Youth National champions. Indeed, twelve boxers will participate in the evaluation at Institut National du Sport du Québec (INS Quebec) […]
Future Olympians keep their focus on the prize
By Raquel Ruiz for Boxing Canada They are two very hard working athletes who in 2012 had their Olympic dreams ripped out of their hands. After all, to participate in the Games is the dream of every serious athlete. Mandy […]