What is Boxing Australia?
Boxing Australia is the national body for Olympic-style boxing in Australia. Its About page states: “Boxing Australia is the national federation for amateur boxing in Australia.”[4] Its home page describes it as “the recognised National Sporting Organisation for the Olympic sport of Boxing”.[5]
World Boxing lists the federation under the name “Boxing Australia Limited”, in its Oceania region.[1]
What does Boxing Australia govern or do?
The federation describes its role in these words: “Boxing Australia administers Australia’s Olympic representative boxers and develops the sport through Australia.”[4]
It selects national teams. Its events page states that it holds the Australian Championships and “various selections trials” each year, and that these choose the teams for the World Championships, the Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games.[7] In October 2026 its home page listed the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar (31 October to 13 November 2026) and the World Boxing Cup Finals in Tashkent (25 November to 2 December 2026) among upcoming events.[5]
When was Boxing Australia founded and where is it based?
World Boxing’s directory lists the federation as “Boxing Australia Limited”, the name also used in a news item on the federation’s home page.[1][5]
The same directory names Phillip Goodes as president and Dinah Glykidis as secretary general, with Paul Grogan as the contact, at [email protected].[1]
How is Boxing Australia recognised?
World Boxing. The Directory of Federations of World Boxing lists Boxing Australia Limited as a Full Member for Australia, in the Oceania region.[1] It appears in World Boxing’s December 2025 list of members, which opens: “The following National Federations have been approved as Full Members of World Boxing by a vote of Congress”.[2] World Boxing explains that Executive Board endorsement “is not full membership”, which is put to the Congress.[3]
National bodies. The federation states: “We are recognised as the National Sporting Organisation for Boxing by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC)”, and names the Australian Olympic Committee, Commonwealth Games Australia and World Boxing as further bodies recognising it.[4]
What does Boxing Australia organise?
Australian Championships. The federation’s events page states: “Boxing Australia each year conduct’s the Australian Championships and various selections trials”.[7] Its site navigation carries pages headed Result, Awards and Australian Champions.[5]
Team selection. According to the same events page, the championships and trials are used to select boxers for the World Championships, the Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games.[7]
Who are its members?
The federation describes its members in these words: “The Member Associations are eight states and territories around Australia that govern, promote and participate in amateur” boxing.[6] It adds: “Each Member Association is responsible for the development and management of the sport at state or territory level”.[6]
Its member-associations page links to the sites of the associations in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.[6]
References
- World Boxing — Directory of Federations (Australia row). Accessed 2026-10-09.
- World Boxing — List of National Federations with Full or Associate Membership status of World Boxing (December 2025). Accessed 2026-10-09.
- World Boxing — Membership. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- Boxing Australia — About. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- Boxing Australia — home page. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- Boxing Australia — Member Associations. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- Boxing Australia — Events & Results. Accessed 2026-10-09.