The
British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) is the governing body of professional
boxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was formed in 1929 from the old
National Sporting ClubThe National Sporting Club was a club founded in London in 1891, which did more to establish the sport of boxing in Great Britain than any other organisation.-Origins:...
and is headquartered in
CardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
.
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The
British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) is the governing body of professional
boxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was formed in 1929 from the old
National Sporting ClubThe National Sporting Club was a club founded in London in 1891, which did more to establish the sport of boxing in Great Britain than any other organisation.-Origins:...
and is headquartered in
CardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
.
Councils
The Board divides the country into eight "Area" Councils, see http://www.bbbofc.com/area_councils.php
- Scottish
- Northern Ireland
- Welsh
- Northern Area
- Central Area
- Southern Area
- Western Area
- Midlands Area
Lonsdale Belt
The Board also sanctions bouts for British boxing's most prestigious title: the
Lonsdale BeltThe Lonsdale Belt was a boxing prize introduced by Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, to be awarded to British boxing champions. It is still awarded to British champions today.-National Sporting Club:...
. The Lonsdale Belt is awarded to the champion of the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in each respective weight class and to win the belt outright it must be defended against a British challenger on at least three separate occasions.
Scoring
The Board is known for its unique scoring system. Except for title fights (where the bout is scored by three judges, none of whom serve as fight referee), the referee is the sole scorer. After the bout, the referee will immediately go over to the winner and raise his arm or in the event of a draw both boxers arms.
Champions
- Flyweight: Paul Edwards
Paul Edwards is an English boxer who fights in the flyweight division. He won the British welterweight title on 15 December 2010 with a victory over Shinny Bayaar after the bout was stopped with Bayaar having received a cut...
- Super-Flyweight: Lee Haskins
Lee Haskins is a British professional boxer from Bristol in England who has fought in the Flyweight, Super Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions...
- Bantamweight: Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall is an undefeated professional British bantamweight boxer from Darlington, England. He is the current holder of the BBBofC British bantamweight title having won the belt after only nine professional fights, he has since made three successful defences.-Early professional career:Hall made...
- Super-Bantamweight: Jason Booth
Jason Booth is a British professional boxer who has competed in the flyweight, super flyweight, bantamweight and super bantamweight divisions. He is the current holder of the British and Commonwealth super bantamweight championships...
- Featherweight: John Simpson
John Simpson , is a professional boxer. He is a featherweight, and current British Featherweight Champion. He is also the Former Commonwealth champion.-Professional career:...
- Super-Featherweight: Gary Buckland
Gary Buckland is a Welsh professional boxer fighting in the super featherweight and lightweight divisions. He is the reigning British super featherweight champion and has previously challenged for the full British and European lightweight boxing titles.-Professional career:Buckland's professional...
- Lightweight: Anthony Crolla
Anthony Crolla is an English boxer who has fought in the super featherweight and lightweight divisions. He won the English super featherweight title in October 2010 with a victory over Andy Morris and the British title at lightweight in February 2011 with a win against John Watson.-Early...
- Light-Welterweight: Ashley Theophane
Ashley Theophane is an English professional boxer who competes in the welterweight division. He is the British and IBO international welterweight champion, he has a record of 28 wins against only 4 defeats and is a regular boxer on both sides of the Atlantic.-Early professional career:Thoephane...
- Welterweight: Craig Watson
Craig Watson is an English boxer who has fought in the light welterweight, welterweight and light middlweight divisions...
- Light-Middleweight: Prince Arron
Prince Arron is an English professional boxer fighting in the light middleweight division. He was the winner of the tenth Prizefighter tournament featuring boxers in the light middleweight category...
- Middleweight: Darren Barker
Darren Barker is an English middleweight boxer. He is a former holder of the British and European middleweight titles and a former holder of the Commonwealth title...
- Super-Middleweight: George Groves
George William Groves is an English professional boxer. Currently managed and trained by Adam Booth and promoted by Frank Warren, he is a former amateur champion and the reigning British and Commonwealth super middleweight titleholder....
- Light-Heavyweight: Tony Bellew
Tony Bellew is a British professional boxer and a former three time ABA Heavyweight Champion. He is promoted by Frank Warren, trains out of Arnie's gym in Manchester and is the reigning Commonwealth light heavyweight champion.-Amateur career:...
- Cruiserweight: Robert Norton
Robert Norton is a British professional boxer who competes in the cruiserweight division. He is the current holder of the British cruiserweight title and is a former holder of the Commonwealth and WBU cruiserweight titles.-Early career:...
- Heavyweight: Tyson Fury
Luke Tyson Fury is an Irish professional boxer who fights in the heavyweight division. He has represented both Ireland and England at amateur level and won the ABA championship in 2008 before turning professional later that year...
See also
- The Amateur Boxing Association which governs Amateur boxing in the United Kingdom
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