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Call for Applications: Boxing Canada Committee and Panel Members
Boxing Canada’s Board of Directors has recently approved the following nine new or updated policies that are now in effect: Appeal Policy Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy Dispute Resolution, Discipline and Complaints Policy Safe Sport Policy […]
The 2022 edition of the Canadian Championships is cancelled
Considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the numerous restrictions that have been imposed across Canada, the 2022 edition of the Canadian Championships will be cancelled. The competition was set to take place from March 1-7, 2022, at Centre Peirre-Charbonneau […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged 2022 Canadian Championships, boxing Canada, Centre Pierre-Charbonneau, coronavirus, COVID-19, Montreal | Leave a comment Boxing Canada Training Camps a Big Success
Following a long period without camps or events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Boxing Canada successfully hosted three training camps, evaluating coaches from seven provinces and athletes from nine provinces. The training camps brought 60 athletes and 27 coaches to […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged boxing Canada, Boxing Canada training camp, INS Quebec, Women Coach Internship Program | Leave a comment Building on Success: Commonwealth Sport Canada Announces Expanded Women Coach Internship Program
OTTAWA – November 25, 2021. Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) announces the launch of its second Commonwealth Women Coach Internship Program (WCIP), which pairs intern coaches and mentor coaches in an initiative designed to prepare more women to assume high performance […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged boxing, Commonwealth Sport Canada, women in coaching | Leave a comment Boxing Canada decision not to send a team to AIBA World Championships (updated)
Update as of November 11, 2021: AIBA has postponed the Women’s World Championship to March 2022. Boxing Canada will evaluate the situation to make the best decision for our athletes. AIBA’s announcement can be found here. Boxing Canada has made […]
Canada’s Tokyo 2020 boxing team announced
Ottawa – July 7, 2021. Boxing Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have announced Canada’s boxing team nominated to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Five boxers (four women and one man) have qualified for Team Canada. Tammara Thibeault, […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged boxing, olympicgames, olympics, TeamCanada, Tokyo2020 | Leave a comment Mandy Bujold’s appeal granted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Montreal – June 30, 2021. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decided earlier today that Mandy Bujold has won her case and that the new Tokyo 2020 qualification criteria for the Americas must include an accommodation for female athletes […]
Boxing Canada is issuing a call for nomination for 2 Director positions for its Board of Directors (2021)
Boxing Canada is issuing a call for nominations for the following positions on the Board of Directors. Elections will take place Friday, June 18th, 2021 at the Annual General Meeting to be held in virtually in Montreal. Selected candidates will […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged 2021 Annual General Meeting, Board of Directors, Call for nomination, Director position, Election, Governance | Leave a comment Boxing Canada renews its partnership with Sting as the official equipment and apparel supplier
Montreal – March 19, 2021. Following the conclusion of an initial four-year agreement, Boxing Canada is thrilled to announce the renewal of its partnership with Sting as the official equipment and apparel supplier for the next quadrennial. With shared values […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged Apparel supplier, Boxing equipment, Official supplier, Partnership, renewal, Sponsor, Sting | Leave a comment Round 2: Thirteen Canadians nominated ahead of the 2021 Americas Olympic Qualification
Montreal – March 19, 2021. Following last year’s cancelled events and the postponement of the Olympic Games, Boxing Canada is getting ready for round 2 of the Road to Tokyo. With seven weeks to go, 13 Canadians are nominated to […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged 2021 Americas Olympic Qualification, Caroline Veyre, Christophe Bernier, Irene Fiolek, Jaquan Carty, John Michael Bianco, Jonathan Bourget, Justin Parina, Mandy Bujold, Myriam Da Silva, Olympic Games, Satwinder Thind, Tammara Thibeault, team canada, Team nomination, Thomas Blumenfeld, Tokyo 2020, Wyatt Sanford | Leave a comment 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 […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged Commonwealth Games Canada, Daniel Trépanier, Eve Fortin, Jill Perry, WCIP, Women Coach Internship Program | Leave a comment 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 […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged 2019 Pan American Games, Lima 2019, medal reallocation, Pan Am Games, silver medal, Tammara Thibeault | Leave a comment 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 […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged Next generation, RBC Training Ground, virtual qualifying | Leave a comment 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 […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged 2020 AGM, 2020 Annual General Meeting, Board elections, Board of Directors, Pat Fiacco, President, Roland Labbe, Ryan Savage, Vice-President | Leave a comment 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 […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged 2020 AGM, Annual General Meeting, Board of Directors, Call for nomination, Director, Director position, Election | Leave a comment 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 […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged 2020 Canadian Championships, Cancellation, Centre Pierre-Charbonneau, coronavirus, COVID-19, Montreal | Leave a comment 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 […]
New dates for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
IOC PRESS RELEASE – THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC), THE INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE (IPC), THE TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE, THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN TODAY AGREED NEW DATES FOR THE GAMES OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD, IN 2021. […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged 2021, International Olympic Games, new dates, Olympic Games, Postponement, Tokyo 2020 | Leave a comment A message from Boxing Canada’s President
March 24, 2010. On behalf of Boxing Canada, I would like to congratulate the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Committee for making a difficult but responsible decision to not send Canadian athletes to the Olympic Games if it […]
Joint statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee
IOC PRESS RELEASE – THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC), THOMAS BACH, AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN, ABE SHINZO, HELD A CONFERENCE CALL THIS MORNING TO DISCUSS THE CONSTANTLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT WITH REGARD TO COVID-19 AND THE OLYMPIC […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged COVID-19, International Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, pandemic, Postponement, reschedule, Tokyo 2020 | Leave a comment Team Canada will not send athletes to Games in summer 2020 due to COVID-19 risks
TORONTO (March 22, 2020) – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), backed by their Athletes’ Commissions, National Sports Organizations and the Government of Canada, have made the difficult decision to not send Canadian teams to the […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged Canadian Paralympic Committee, COVID-19, Meet Team Canada, team canada, Tokyo 2020 | Leave a comment Boxing Canada’s measures and recommendations due to exceptional circumstances of COVID-19
March 12, 2020. The collective health and well-being of athletes, coaches, officials, administrators, volunteers as well as friends and family being our top priority, Boxing Canada announces the following measures for the safety of all members: The suspension of […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged 2020 Canadian Championships, coronavirus, COVID-19, preventive measures | Leave a comment Montreal to host the 2020 and 2021 Canadian Boxing Championships
After two editions held in Western Canada, Boxing Canada is proud to announce that the 2020 and 2021 Canadian Championships will be held in Montreal for the first time in its history. Regrouping the Elite, Youth and Junior categories under […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged 2020 Canadian Championships, 2020 Nationals, Centre Pierre-Charbonneau, Elite, Junior, Montreal, National team, Youth | Leave a comment Team Canada ranks 3rd with 3 medals at the Copa Independencia
After four days of competition, the 2020 Copa Independencia came to a conclusion and Team Canada ranked #3 in the team ranking with a total of three medals. Indeed, Caroline Veyre (57 kg) and Tammara Thibeault (75 kg) both won […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged 2020 Copa Independencia, Caroline Veyre, Eric Basran, results, Santiago, Tammara Thibeault, Thoma Blumenfeld, Wyatt Sanford | Leave a comment Thirteen Canadians nominated ahead of the 2020 American Olympic Qualification
With 36 days to go before the competition, Boxing Canada announces the team roster that will compete at the upcoming Americas Olympic Qualification Event set to take place March 26 – April 3 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Boxing Canada […]
Posted in Announcements | Tagged 2020 American Olympic Qualification Event, Americas Qualifiying Event, Bryan Colwell, Canadian trial, Caroline Veyre, Christophe Bernier, Continental Qualification, Eric Basran, Irene Fiolek, Jaquan Carty, John Michael Bianco, Justin Parina, Mandy Bujold, Myriam Da Silva, Olympic Qualifier, Tammara Thibeault, Thomas Blumenfeld, Tokyo 2020, Wyatt Sanford | Leave a comment Change of Coach for the Boxing National Team
Montreal – February 5, 2020. Boxing Canada’s Management has decided to change a coach working with the High Performance program. Hired in September 2017, João Carlos Barros has brought great technical knowledge to the Canadian program over the last years […]
Eight Canadians to compete at the 2020 Bocskai Memorial Tournament in Hungary
After an intensive two-week training camp at the National Training Centre in Montreal, eight Canadians are getting ready to take part in the 64th edition of the Bocskai Memorial Tournament in Budapest, Hungary for the first competition in the 2020 […]
Call for Applications: Boxing Canada Committee and Panel Members
Boxing Canada’s Board of Directors has recently approved the following nine new or updated policies that are now in effect: Appeal Policy Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy Dispute Resolution, Discipline and Complaints Policy Safe Sport Policy […]
The 2022 edition of the Canadian Championships is cancelled
Considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the numerous restrictions that have been imposed across Canada, the 2022 edition of the Canadian Championships will be cancelled. The competition was set to take place from March 1-7, 2022, at Centre Peirre-Charbonneau […]
Boxing Canada Training Camps a Big Success
Following a long period without camps or events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Boxing Canada successfully hosted three training camps, evaluating coaches from seven provinces and athletes from nine provinces. The training camps brought 60 athletes and 27 coaches to […]
Building on Success: Commonwealth Sport Canada Announces Expanded Women Coach Internship Program
OTTAWA – November 25, 2021. Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) announces the launch of its second Commonwealth Women Coach Internship Program (WCIP), which pairs intern coaches and mentor coaches in an initiative designed to prepare more women to assume high performance […]
Boxing Canada decision not to send a team to AIBA World Championships (updated)
Update as of November 11, 2021: AIBA has postponed the Women’s World Championship to March 2022. Boxing Canada will evaluate the situation to make the best decision for our athletes. AIBA’s announcement can be found here. Boxing Canada has made […]
Canada’s Tokyo 2020 boxing team announced
Ottawa – July 7, 2021. Boxing Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have announced Canada’s boxing team nominated to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Five boxers (four women and one man) have qualified for Team Canada. Tammara Thibeault, […]
Mandy Bujold’s appeal granted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Montreal – June 30, 2021. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decided earlier today that Mandy Bujold has won her case and that the new Tokyo 2020 qualification criteria for the Americas must include an accommodation for female athletes […]
Boxing Canada is issuing a call for nomination for 2 Director positions for its Board of Directors (2021)
Boxing Canada is issuing a call for nominations for the following positions on the Board of Directors. Elections will take place Friday, June 18th, 2021 at the Annual General Meeting to be held in virtually in Montreal. Selected candidates will […]
Boxing Canada renews its partnership with Sting as the official equipment and apparel supplier
Montreal – March 19, 2021. Following the conclusion of an initial four-year agreement, Boxing Canada is thrilled to announce the renewal of its partnership with Sting as the official equipment and apparel supplier for the next quadrennial. With shared values […]
Round 2: Thirteen Canadians nominated ahead of the 2021 Americas Olympic Qualification
Montreal – March 19, 2021. Following last year’s cancelled events and the postponement of the Olympic Games, Boxing Canada is getting ready for round 2 of the Road to Tokyo. With seven weeks to go, 13 Canadians are nominated to […]
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 […]
New dates for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
IOC PRESS RELEASE – THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC), THE INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE (IPC), THE TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE, THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN TODAY AGREED NEW DATES FOR THE GAMES OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD, IN 2021. […]
A message from Boxing Canada’s President
March 24, 2010. On behalf of Boxing Canada, I would like to congratulate the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Committee for making a difficult but responsible decision to not send Canadian athletes to the Olympic Games if it […]
Joint statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee
IOC PRESS RELEASE – THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC), THOMAS BACH, AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN, ABE SHINZO, HELD A CONFERENCE CALL THIS MORNING TO DISCUSS THE CONSTANTLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT WITH REGARD TO COVID-19 AND THE OLYMPIC […]
Team Canada will not send athletes to Games in summer 2020 due to COVID-19 risks
TORONTO (March 22, 2020) – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), backed by their Athletes’ Commissions, National Sports Organizations and the Government of Canada, have made the difficult decision to not send Canadian teams to the […]
Boxing Canada’s measures and recommendations due to exceptional circumstances of COVID-19
March 12, 2020. The collective health and well-being of athletes, coaches, officials, administrators, volunteers as well as friends and family being our top priority, Boxing Canada announces the following measures for the safety of all members: The suspension of […]
Montreal to host the 2020 and 2021 Canadian Boxing Championships
After two editions held in Western Canada, Boxing Canada is proud to announce that the 2020 and 2021 Canadian Championships will be held in Montreal for the first time in its history. Regrouping the Elite, Youth and Junior categories under […]
Team Canada ranks 3rd with 3 medals at the Copa Independencia
After four days of competition, the 2020 Copa Independencia came to a conclusion and Team Canada ranked #3 in the team ranking with a total of three medals. Indeed, Caroline Veyre (57 kg) and Tammara Thibeault (75 kg) both won […]
Thirteen Canadians nominated ahead of the 2020 American Olympic Qualification
With 36 days to go before the competition, Boxing Canada announces the team roster that will compete at the upcoming Americas Olympic Qualification Event set to take place March 26 – April 3 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Boxing Canada […]
Change of Coach for the Boxing National Team
Montreal – February 5, 2020. Boxing Canada’s Management has decided to change a coach working with the High Performance program. Hired in September 2017, João Carlos Barros has brought great technical knowledge to the Canadian program over the last years […]
Eight Canadians to compete at the 2020 Bocskai Memorial Tournament in Hungary
After an intensive two-week training camp at the National Training Centre in Montreal, eight Canadians are getting ready to take part in the 64th edition of the Bocskai Memorial Tournament in Budapest, Hungary for the first competition in the 2020 […]