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CBBoxe — Confederação Brasileira de Boxe

Brazil's boxing confederation, constituted in 1941, which runs a standing salaried national squad at a permanent training centre rather than selecting from a single championship.
✓ Last reviewed: August 2026
ConstitutedAs a confederation, 1941
HeadquartersSão Paulo
SquadA standing Equipe Permanente — 29 boxers for 2026
World BoxingA member from the inaugural congress, 2023
Olympic record9 medals — 2 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze

What it is

Brazilian boxing's governing body began as a Rio federation in 1933, became a national federation in 1935, and was constituted as a confederation in 1941 under the decree-law that created Brazil's sports structure; it took its present name in 1998 under the Pelé Law. It is a private non-profit association based in São Paulo, and its headquarters also houses the sport's tribunal.[1] [2]

Its president, a lawyer, has led it since 2021 and has sat on the World Boxing Executive Council since 2023. Brazil was a World Boxing member from the outset, appearing on the list of countries eligible for the inaugural congress in 2023, and has twice hosted the opening leg of the World Boxing Cup.[3] [4]

A standing squad, and a rival federation

Brazil does not select off a single national championship. It runs a standing Equipe Permanente based at a permanent Olympic training centre in São Paulo, where the confederation funds athlete housing and a restaurant serving up to four meals a day for around 35 squad athletes. The 2026 squad of 29 boxers — 17 men and 12 women — began training on 5 January 2026, with a separate remote development programme for six more women.[5] [6]

The stated criteria are performance in international tournaments, results in national competitions, participation in training camps, and monitoring of development across the season. The confederation publishes a public athlete register showing name, age, state and affiliated entity, and runs registration and results on a single management platform.[5] [7]

A genuine split exists and should be stated plainly. A rival body founded in June 2022 declares itself affiliated to the IBA, promotes both professional and amateur boxing, and fields its own national team at IBA events. What is supportable: the confederation described here is the body listed by the Brazilian Olympic Committee and by World Boxing and contracted by the sports ministry; the rival is IBA-affiliated and self-declared. No court ruling or official statement adjudicating between them was found — a documented gap rather than a finding either way. Separate again are Brazil's professional boxing bodies, which are neither.[8]

Brazil's Olympic boxing record is nine medals — two gold, two silver and five bronze, the golds coming in 2016 and 2020.[9]

References

  1. Confederação Brasileira de Boxe — portal da transparência. Accessed August 2026.
  2. Portal da Transparência — CBBoxe entity record. Accessed August 2026.
  3. Correio Braziliense — the CBBoxe president on the World Boxing Cup. Accessed August 2026.
  4. World Boxing — countries eligible for the 2023 inaugural congress. Accessed August 2026.
  5. Reporting on the 2026 permanent national squad. Accessed August 2026.
  6. CBBoxe — the permanent Olympic training centre. Accessed August 2026.
  7. CBBoxe — athlete register. Accessed August 2026.
  8. Confederação de Boxe do Brasil — the rival IBA-affiliated body. Accessed August 2026.
  9. Olympedia — Brazil, boxing results. Accessed August 2026.