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AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS HOBART - PROGRESS RESULTS

Program for the finals on Sunday 5 Feb, Day 5.

Bout

Weight

Red

Blue

1

49kg Elite Men

Josh ENGLISH (NSW)

Billy WARD (QLD)

2

52kg Elite Men

Andrew MOLONEY (VIC)

Jackson WOODS (TAS)

3

56kg Elite Men

Luke BOYD (NSW)

Ibrahim BALLA (VIC)

4

51kg Elite Women

Bianca ELMIR (ACT)

Kelly McGRATH (WA)

5

60kg Elite Men

Luke JACKSON (TAS)

Jai ALEXANDER (VIC)

6

64kg Elite Men

Jeff HORN (QLD)

Qamil BALLA (VIC)

7

69kg Elite Men

Mark BASILE (VIC)

Cameron HAMMOND (NSW)

8

60kg Elite Women

Jessica RETTALICK (QLD)

Sabrina OSTOWARI (QLD)

9

75kg Elite Men

Jesse ROSS (QLD)

David TOUSSAINT (ACT)

10

81kg Elite Men

Jeremy VAN DIEMAN (WA)

Adrian ANDREWS (ACT)

11

91kg Elite Men

Jason WHATELEY (VIC)

Jai OPETAIA (NSW)

12

75kg Elite Women

Naomi FISCHER-RASMUSSEN (WA)

Kaye SCOTT (NSW)

13

91+kg Elite Men

Alexey MUKHIN (ACT)

Johan LINDE (SA)


RESULTS - Saturday 4th February, Day 4 - Session 2
Bout 27 64kg Elite Emily JANS (VIC) defeated Emma CARRUTHERS (QLD) 16:13 PTS
Bout 26 57kg Elite Skye NICOLSON (QLD) defeated Kylie FULMER (WA) 23:16 PTS
Bout 25 54kg Elite Cherneka JOHNSON (QLD) defeated Jemma DALE (WA) RSC
Bout 24 48kg Elite Kaila RILEY (WA) defeated Katie SKINNER (NSW) 18:17 PTS
Bout 23 91+kg Youth Daniel SAM (QLD) defeated Zac FAULKNER (TAS) RSC
Bout 22 81kg Youth Luke PETIT (NSW) defeated Adrian PAOLETTI (VIC) 9:7 PTS
Bout 21 75kg Youth Cameron JASPER (SA) defeated Chris MUSTICA (WA) 15:11 PTS
Bout 20 69kg Youth Peter PROUM (QLD) defeated Michael ROBINSON (WA) 14:11 PTS
Bout 19 64kg Youth Nathan HINCHCLIFF (QLD) defeated Jacob SANTORO (WA) 16:11 PTS
Bout 18 60kg Youth Isaiah FARR (QLD) defeated Aaron CROSSAN (TAS) 6:6 on countback (20:18)
Bout 17 56kg Youth Matthew CASBOULT (QLD) defeated Dylan COONEY (TAS) 14:10 PTS
Bout 16 52kg Youth Liam POPE (QLD) defeated Ryan McSHANE (NSW) 17:14 PTS
Bout 15 81kg Youth Stephanie MBEMAP (NT) defeated Che KENNEALLY (QLD) 19:14 PTS
Bout 14 48kg Youth Marizza MEDCALF (NSW) defeated Makayla EDWARDS (QLD) 13:8 PTS
Bout 13 60kg Schoolboy Justis HUNI (QLD) defeated Luke ADAMS (TAS) 8:4 PTS
Bout 12 57kg Schoolboys Jake HADLEY (TAS) defeated Dennis KOVACS (QLD) 11:6 PTS
Bout 11 54kg Schoolboys Allan NICOLSON (QLD) defeated James LYNCH (NSW) RSC
Bout 10 52kg Schoolboys Tony NICOLSON (QLD) defeated Michael PEACE (SA) 8:3 PTS
Bout 9 50kg Schoolboys Nikita TZYSU (NSW) defeated Isaac TUPOU (VIC) 14:3 PTS
Bout 8 48kg Schoolboy North SABETTA (WA) defeated Matthew LARGE (NSW) 9:4 PTS
Bout 7 46kg Schoolboy Jack GIPP (VIC) defeated Zack O’TOOLE (NSW) 8:4 PTS
Bout 6 44kg Schoolboys Dean CLARKE (VIC) defeated Marshall KRUSE (TAS) 11:9 PTS
Bout 5 42kg Schoolboys Sam GOODMAN (NSW) defeated James BEASLEY (QLD) 10:7 PTS
Bout 4 40kg Schoolboys Bryce HANSEN (QLD) defeated Claude ANDERSON (WA) 5:3 PTS
Bout 3 38kg Schoolboys Julian JEAKINGS (WA) defeated Jack BOWEN (VIC) 8:3 PTS
Bout 2 36kg Schoolboys George PAYNE (VIC) defeated CJ COXEN (QLD) 4:3
Bout 1 34kg Schoolboys Cody HADDON (WA) defeated Mitch MACKIE (QLD) 6:3


On Saturday 4th February a bout took place at the Australian Championships between David Toussaint (ACT) and Sam Banney (QLD). The result of the bout was RSC to Toussaint.
Boxing Queensland endeavoured to place a protest regarding the bout. The protest was not accepted by the Chairman of the Jury as the requirements laid down in the BAI Technical & Competition Rules for lodging a protest were not complied with, within the prescribed time.

RESULTS -
SATURDAY 4th FEBRUARY, Day 4 - Session 1

Bout 28 91+kg Elite Johan LINDE (SA) defeated Jeff SAOFAI (VIC) 13:4 PTS
Bout 27 91+kg Elite Alexey MUKHIN (ACT) defeated Josh ROBERTSON (QLD) RSC
Bout 26 75kg Elite David TOUSSAINT (ACT) defeated Sam BANNEY (QLD) RSC
Bout 25 75kg Elite Jesse ROSS (QLD) defeated Jake CARR (VIC) 10:8 PTS
Bout 24 69kg Elite Cameron HAMMOND (NSW) defeated Danny HAYES (WA) 10:9 PTS
Bout 23 69kg Elite Mark BASILE (VIC) defeated Oliver SAVAGE (SA) 18:11 PTS
Bout 22 64kg Elite Qamil BALLA (VIC) defeated Luke WOODS (TAS) 14:13 PTS
Bout 21 64kg Elite Jeff HORN (QLD) defeated Jake PERRINS (VIC) 11:8 PTS
Bout 20 56kg Elite Ibrahim BALLA (VIC) defeated Jason MOLONEY (VIC) 16:10 PTS
Bout 19 56kg Elite Luke BOYD (NSW) defeated Jayden HANSEN (WA) 13:11 PTS
Bout 18 75kg Elite Kaye SCOTT (NSW) defeated Joann Morgan FRENCH (QLD) 12:3 PTS
Bout 17 75kg Elite Naomi FISCHER-RASMUSSEN (WA) defeated Arlene BLENCOWE (NSW) 19:9 PTS
Bout 16 60 Elite Sabrina OSTAWARI (QLD) defeated Shannon MULLER (SA) 22:4 PTS
Bout 15 60kg Elite Jessica RETTALICK (QLD) defeated Shelley WATTS (NSW) 10:7 PTS
Bout 14 51kg Elite Kelly MCGRATH (WA) defeated Eleanor BODEN (NSW) 17:5 PTS
Bout 13 51kg Elite Bianca ELMIR (ACT) defeated Kirsty HARRIS (VIC) 19:8 PTS
# Bout 12 86kg Junior Paul KOVACS (QLD) defeated Andy MURPHY (WA) 13:11 PTS
# Bout 11 75kg Junior Joe O’KEEFE (QLD) defeated Jim MILLS (SA) 14:11
# Bout 10 70kg Junior Reagan DESSAIX (QLD) defeated Henry SHEA (SA) 13:5 PTS
# Bout 9 66kg Junior Edward KURAS (NSW) defeated Camble SOMMERVILLE (VIC) 16:16 on countback
# Bout 8 63kg Junior Satali Levi FUIMAONO (NSW) defeated Honi HUNI (QLD) 14:3 PTS
# Bout 7 60kg Junior Alex COOPER (ACT) defeated Uili HARRIS (QLD) RSC
# Bout 6 57kg Junior Steven SPARK (QLD) defeated Jack HAINES (SA) 15:8 PTS
# Bout 5 54kg Juniors Clay WATERMAN (QLD) defeated Caleb KOZAC (VIC) 15:4 PTS
# Bout 4 52kg Junior Liam WILSON (QLD) defeated Jarred MANNING (NSW) 11:8
# Bout 3 50kg Junior Will MOSES (QLD) defeated Sam FERRO (SA) 29:7
# Bout 2 48kg Junior Jordan DYER (WA) defeated Bradley STOCKS (TAS) 10:2
# Bout 1 46kg Junior Jake Spears (QLD) defeated Bazz WALLACE (WA) 9:9 PTS on countback 31:31, on judges preference 3:2


# denotes a Final


On Friday the 3rd February 2012 a bout took place at the Australian Championships between Luke Jackson (Tasmania) and George Kambosas (NSW). The result of the bout was 16:14 to Jackson.
Boxing Australia (NSW) lodged a protest regarding a failure of the referee to warn Jackson for a low blow in the third round. At the completion of the night’s competition the Jury considered the protest and upheld it. Consequently, Kambosas was awarded a further two points and the final score adjusted to 16:16. As a result of the tied score a countback was conducted and Jackson was declared the winner 46:38


RESULTS - F
RIDAY 3RD FEBRUARY – 2ND SESSION
Bout 22 91kg Elite Jai OPETAIA (NSW) defeated Gavin REID (ACT) 14:9
Bout 21 91E Jason WHATELEY (VIC) defeated Sammy BLYTH (WA) 16:13 PTS
Bout 20 81kg Elite Adrian ANDREWS (ACT) defeated Simon COOPER (QLD) 9:7 PTS
Bout 19 81kg Elite Jeremy VAN DIEMEN (WA) defeated Paul WISBY (WA) 20:13
Bout 18 60kg Elite Jai ALEXANDER (VIC) defeated Mark PEVINSKY (WA) 20:18 PTS
Bout 17 60kg Elite Luke JACKSON (TAS) defeated George KAMBOSOS (NSW) 16:14 PTS
Bout 16 64kg Elite Emma CARRUTHERS (QLD) defeated Georgie BAILEY (TAS) 13:8
Bout 15 64kg Elite Emily JANS (VIC) defeated Carmen THOMPSON (NSW) 18:5
Bout 14 57kg Elite Skye NICOLSON (QLD) defeated Patrica MULLET-REISCO (NSW) 19:18 PTS
Bout 13 57kg Elite Kylie FULMER (WA) defeated Simone BAILEY (VIC) 13:11 PTS
Bout 12 54kg Elite Cherneka JOHNSON (QLD) defeated Tahnee CLEMENTS (TAS) 15:3 PTS
Bout 11 54kg Elite Jemma DALE (WA) defeated Carly MAUNDER (VIC) 17:12
Bout 10 75kg Youth Chris MUSTICA (WA) defeated Luke TRAVERS (NSW) 19:16
Bout 09 75kg Youth Cameron JASPER (SA) defeated Jack KILLINBECK (NT) RSC
Bout 08 69kg Youth Michael ROBINSON (WA) defeated Peter HEMS (SA) 9:2
Bout 07 69kg Youth Peter PROUM (QLD) defeated Luke HART (ACT) RSC
Bout 06 64kg Youth Jacob SANTORO (WA) defeated Brady ROBINSON (NSW) 8:4 PTS
Bout 05 64kg Youth Nathan HINCHCLIFFE defeated Max MARCH (TAS) 19:17
Bout 04 60kg Youth Isaiah FARR (QLD) defeated Shane CARROLL (WA) 16:12
Bout 03 60kg Youth Aaron CROSSAN (TAS) defeated Dean STEWART (NSW) 12:6 PTS
Bout 02 56kg Youth Matthew CASBOULT (QLD) defeated Nathaniel MAY (WA) 22:19 PTS
Bout 01 56kg Youth Dylan COONEY (TAS) defeated Wayne FRASER (SA) RSC

RESULTS - FRIDAY 3RD FEBRUARY – 1ST SESSION
Bout 16 75kg Elite Sam BANNEY (QLD) defeated Theo NERRIS (SA) 12:7 PTS
Bout 15 75kg Elite David TOUSSAINT (ACT) defeated Ross WEAVER (WA) 11:8 PTS
Bout 14 75kg Elite Jesse ROSS (QLD) defeated Anthony BUTTIGIEG (VIC) 8:8 on countback 24:24 on judges preference 3:2
Bout 13 75kg Elite Jake CARR (VIC) defeated Robert JANKOVSKI (VIC) 4:3 PTS
Bout 12 69kg Elite Danny HAYES (WA) defeated John WEETRA (SA) 6:5 PTS
Bout 11 69kg Elite Cameron HAMMOND (NSW) defeated Abdul JENZARLI (WA) 13:2 PTS
Bout 10 69kg Elite Oliver SAVAGE (SA) defeated Joseph NICHOLLS (QLD) 15:13 PTS
Bout 9 69kg Elite Mark BASILE (VIC) defeated Nathan CARTER (ACT) RSC
Bout 8 64kg Elite Luke WOODS (TAS) defeated Brett MATHER (WA) 12:9 PTS
Bout 7 64kg Elite Qamil BALLA (VIC) defeated Kye McKENZIE (NSW) 17:9 PTS
Bout 6 64kg Elite Jake PERRINS (NSW) defeated Shaun SCHAAF (SA) 14:6 PTS
Bout 5 64kg Elite Jeff HORN (QLD) defeated Abe ARCHIBALD (NSW) RSC
Bout 4 52kg Elite Jackson WOODS (TAS) defeated Aaron WELLMAN (VIC) 16:9
Bout 3 52kg Elite Andrew MOLONEY (VIC) defeated Reggie PALM ISLAND (QLD) 16:13
Bout 2 60kg Junior Alex COOPER (ACT) defeated Matthew WILSON RSC
Bout 1 60kg Junior Uili HARRIS (QLD) defeated Joseph ARNAUD (VIC) 13:4 PTS

RESULTS - THURSDAY 2ND  FEBRUARY – 2ND SESSION
Bout 24 81kg Elite Simon COOPER (QLD) defeated Ayden TAIT (ACT) 14:9 PTS
Bout 23 81kg Elite Adrian ANDREWS (ACT) defeated Scott FEATHERBY (TAS) 7:2 PTS
Bout 22 81kg Elite Jeremy van DIEMEN (WA) defeated Henry TORRENS (VIC) 22:10 PTS
Bout 21 81kg Elite Paul WISBY (WA) defeated Tommy SMITH (NSW) 18:10 PTS
Bout 20 60kg Elite Mark PEVINSKY (WA) defeated Jeremy UDOVICH (VIC) 14:8 PTS
Bout 19 60kg Elite Jai ALEXANDER (VIC) defeated Ben DENCIO (ACT) 24:11
Bout 18 60kg Elite George KAMBOSAS (NSW) defeated Tom MORRISON (SA) 17:2
Bout 17 60kg Elite Luke JACKSON (TAS) defeated James KATT (QLD) 12:7
Bout 16 49kg Elite Billy WARD (QLD) defeated Ashley BOBBIN (SA) 11:7 PTS
Bout 15 56kg Youth Nathaniel MAY (WA) defeated Jesse WILLIAMS (VIC) 11:5 PTS
Bout 14 56kg Youth Matthew CASBOULT (QLD) defeated Jess CATT (NSW) RSC
Bout 13 52kg Youth Liam POPE (QLD) defeated Robert TRIGG (SA) 21:9
Bout 12 75kg Junior Jim MILLS (SA) defeated Brock SHELLEY (NSW) RSC
Bout 11 70kg Junior Reagan DESSAIX (QLD) defeated Donald JONES (VIC) 13:3 PTS
Bout 10 63kg Junior Honi HUNI (QLD) defeat Ryan GOODES (SA) 7:5 PTS
Bout 9 63kg Junior Satali Tevi FUIMAONO (NSW) defeated Luke PILARINOS (VIC) 6:5 PTS
Bout 8 57kg Junior Jack HAINES (SA) defeated Lynken DICKSON (NSW) 9:5
Bout 7 57kg Junior Steven SPARK (QLD) defeated Sacha PETERS (VIC) 21:5 PTS
Bout 6 54kg Junior Clay WATERMAN (QLD) defeated Daniel CONNOP (NT) 9:1
Bout 5 54kg Junior Caleb KOZAC (VIC) defeated Blake TRAVER (NSW) 7:6 PTS
Bout 4 52kg Junior Liam WILSON (QLD) defeated Tayler NUDI (NT) RSC
Bout 3 52kg Junior Jarred MANNING (NSW) defeated Harry GARSIDE (VIC) 10:9
Bout 2 50kg Junior Will MOSES (QLD) defeated Brandon MORFITT (WA) RSC
Bout 1 48kg Junior Jordan DYER (WA) defeated Bradley GITTENS (QLD) 12:6 PTS

RESULTS - THURSDAY 2ND FEBRUARY – 1ST SESSION
Bout 20 75kg Elite Kaye SCOTT (NSW) defeated Cassie LEAR (VIC) 14:10
Bout 19 75kg Elite Joann Morgan FRENCH (QLD) defeated Densley ROBERTSON (QLD) v RSC
Bout 18 75kg Elite Arlene BLENCOWE (NSW) defeated Jessica BOUQUET (WA) 15:14 PTS
Bout 17 60kg Elite Sabrina OSTOWARI (QLD) defeated Madelaine NEWMAN (ACT) 14:5 PTS
Bout 16 60kg Elite Shannon MULLER (SA) defeated Tanya SMITH (NSW) 25:15 PTS
Bout 15 51kg Elite Kelly McGRATH (WA) defeated Julie RYAN (QLD) WO
Bout 14 51kg Elite Eleanor BODEN (NSW) defeated Fleur LOGAN (ACT) 17:10 PTS
Bout 13 48kg Elite Kailia RILEY (WA) defeated Amelia BURGHARDT (SA) 17:5
Bout 12 60kg Schoolboy Justis HUNI (QLD) defeated Nelson SAVAGE (SA) 3:2 PTS
Bout 11 54kg Schoolboys James LYNCH (NSW) defeated Jackson EIRTH (TAS) RSC
Bout 10 50kg Schoolboys Isacc TUPOU (VIC) defeated Liam BOBBIN (SA) 5:2
Bout 9 48kg Schoolboys Matthew LARG (NSW) defeated Jordan PERCEY (TAS) 10:4 PTS
Bout 8 48kg Schoolboys North SABETTA (WA) defeated Riley BROWN (ACT) 11:6 PTS
Bout 7 46SB Jack GIPP (VIC) defeated Tai HAWKINS (QLD) 10:7 PTS
Bout 6 42kg Schoolboys Sam GOODMAN (NSW) defeated ASTRISSIOS (NT) 15:1 PTS
Bout 5 38kg Schoolboys Jack BOWEN (VIC) defeated Josh FITZPATRICK (NSW) 6:5 PTS
Bout 4 38kg Schoolboys Julian JEAKINGS (WA) defeated Josh MCGAUGHRAN (QLD) 8:2 PTS
Bout 2 36kg Schoolboys CJ COXEN (QLD) defeated Johnny SILVESTRI (WA) 7:4 PTS
Bout 1 34kg Schoolboys Cody HADDON (WA) defeated Dylan COCHRANE (TAS) 10:4 PTS

RESULTS - WEDNESDAY 1ST FEBRUARY – 2ND SESSION
Bout 23 75kg Elite Theo NERRIS (SA) defeated Rory O’SULLIVAN (WA) 16:12 PTS
Bout 22 75kg Elite Sam BANNEY (QLD) defeated Ned KANE (NSW) 15:6
Bout 21 75kg Elite David TOUSSAINT (ACT) defeated Chris CUNNINGHAM (NT) 16:5
Bout 20 75kg Elite Ross WEAVER (WA) defeated Zac DUNN (QLD) 15:12
Bout 19 75kg Elite Anthony BUTTIGIEG (VIC) defeated Dylan HARDY (TAS) 13:12
Bout 18 75kg Elite Jesse ROSS (QLD) defeated Aaron SCULLY (NSW) 1:1 on Countback
Bout 17 64kg Elite Kye MCKENZIE (NSW) defeated James McPHERSON (ACT) 24:9 PTS
Bout 16 64kg Elite Qamil BALLA (VIC) defeated Callum CASSIDY (WA) 11:9 PTS
Bout 15 64kg Elite Jake PERRINS (VIC) defeated Terry NICKOLAS (SA) 9:6 PTS
Bout 14 64kg Elite Shaun SCHAAF (SA) defeated Val BORG (NSW) 20:16 PTS
Bout 13 60kg Elite Jeremy UDOVICH (VIC) defeated Brandon OGILVIE (WA) 10:9 PTS
Bout 12 60kg Elite Mark PEVINSKY (WA) defeated Nick COONEY (TAS) KO
Bout 11 56kg Elite Jason MOLONEY (VIC) defeated Harley BROOME (QLD) RSC
Bout 10 56kg Elite Ibrahim BALLA (VIC) defeated Brent RICE (QLD) 7:2 PTS
Bout 9 56kg Elite Jayden HANSEN (WA) defeated Zaid AATY (NSW) 11:9 PTS
Bout 8 56kg Elite Luke BOYD (NSW) defeated Samuel DAUREEN (TAS) RSC
Bout 7 81kg Youth Adrain PAOLETTI (VIC) defeated Zac BACITIAIUPO (QLD) 7:5
Bout 6 75kg Youth Chris MUSTICA (WA) defeated A COPLAND (QLD) 9:8 PTS
Bout 5 64kg Youth Jacob SANTORO (WA) defeated Peter VANDERGULIC (VIC) 12:5 PTS
Bout 4 60kg Youth Isaiah FARR (QLD) defeated Shaune McLACHLAN (VIC) 12:10 PTS
Bout 3 60kg Junior Alex COOPER (ACT) defeated Jessie TRAVERS (NSW) 13:6 PTS
Bout 2 57kg Junior Jack HAINES (SA) v Jamie FOSTER (WA) 9:7 PTS
Bout 1 57kg Junior Lynken DICKSON (NSW) defeated Tanner FOORD (ACT) Outclassed

RESULTS - WEDNESDAY 1ST FEBRUARY – 1ST SESSION
Bout 20 91+kg Elite Jeff SAOFAI (VIC) defeated Cassidy BURGER (NT) RSC
Bout 19 91+kg Elite Johan LINDE (SA) defeated Nathan MCKAY (NSW) 16:7 PTS
Bout 18 91+kg Elite Josh ROBERTON (QLD) defeated Steven IVIC (NSW) 7:6 PTS
Bout 17 91kg Elite Gavin REID (ACT) defeated Aaron WOODS (TAS) 17:9 PTS
Bout 16 91kg Elite Jai OPETAIA (NSW) defeated Jackson KRUSE (TAS) 22:3PTS
Bout 15 91kg Elite Jason WHATELEY (VIC) defeated Joseph GOODALL (QLD) 14:14 PTS on countback
Bout 14 69kg Elite John WEETRA (SA) defeated Jorge KAPEEN (ACT) 22:5 PTS
Bout 13 69kg Elite Danny HAYES (WA) defeated Joe CORNER (TAS) 29:7 PTS
Bout 12 69kg Elite Abdul JENZARLI (WA) defeated Mitchell DAWSON (NSW) 11:11 PTS on countback
Bout 10 69 Elite Joseph NICOLLS (QLD) defeated Matthew NEWETT (TAS) 8:4 PTS
Bout 9 52 Elite Jackson WOODS (TAS) defeated Jared WOODS (WA) 16:4 PTS
Bout 8 57 Elite Skye NICOLSON (QLD) defeated Amber WEBB (TAS) 10:7 PTS
Bout 7 54kg Elite Cherneka JOHNSON (QLD) defeated Adriana SMITH (QLD) 22:8 PTS
Bout 6 66kg Junior Caitlin PARKER (WA) defeated Angel RUSHTON (QLD) 12:5 PTS
Bout 5 60 Junior Haylee VERRIER (WA) defeatedAnn Marie KELLY (QLD) 9:2 PTS
Bout 4 52kg Junior Beth NICOLSON (QLD) defeated Tiffany TRAVERS (NSW) 18:10PTS
Bout 3 36kg Schoolboys Jack BOWEN (VIC) defeated Yianno PARASCOS (ACT) 6:5 PTS
Bout 2 36 Schoolboys George PAYNE (VIC) defeated Tyler BLIZZARD (TAS) 6:2 PTS
Bout 1 36kg Schoolboy Johnny SILVESTRI (WA) defeated Joaby STEPHENS (NSW) 10:5 PTS

Updated 4 Feb 2012

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - HOBART 1-5 FEB 2012
You can watch the 2012 Australian Championships online at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/national-champs

Results are posted progressively on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boxing-Australia/101567903257866?sk=wall
and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/BoxingAUS

Posted 2 Feb 2012

ELITE WOMEN’S TEAM SELECTION TRIALS
The Selection Trials for the non-Olympic weight categories for the Australian Team to the 2012 Elite Women’s World Championships will be held at the Reggio Calabria Club, Parkville (Melbourne), 9, 10 and 11 March next.

The Selection Trials will be held for the weight categories 45-48 kg, 51-54 kg, 54-57 kg, 60-64 kg, 64-69 kg, 75-81 kg and 81+ kg.

To be eligible to enter these Selection Trials a boxer must have entered the 2012 Australian Championships. Those boxers that entered the Australian Championships in a weight category to be contested at the 2012 Olympic Games are eligible to enter a weight category of their choosing at the Selection Trials. Those boxers that entered the Australian Championships in a weight category that is not to be contested at the 2012 Olympic Games can only enter the Selection Trials in the weight category they entered at the Australian Championships.

Only the winners of weight categories at the Selection Trials will be considered for selection to represent Australia in those weight categories at the 2012 Elite Women’s World Championships to be held in Qinhaungdao, China, 9-20 May.

The winners of the Elite Women’s ‘Olympic Games’ weight categories (48-51 kg, 57-60 kg and 69-75 kg) at the 2012 Australian Championships will be selected (subject to BAI’s Australian Olympic Team Nomination Criteria) to represent Australia at the 2012 Elite Women’s World Championships. This World Championships is, of course, the Qualification Event for women boxers to the 2012 Olympic Games. BAI’s Australian Olympic Team Nomination Criteria can be seen on the BAI website ‘Documents’ page.

For the 2012 Elite Women’s World Championships the travel, accommodation, meal and competition clothing wear costs of Australian Team members in the Olympic Games weight categories and those selected in the non-Olympic Games weight categories, will be met by BAI.

Nominations to enter the Selection Trials will be called following the Australian Championships.
Posted 18 January 2012

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012 - POSTER
Boxing Tasmania has produced a poster for the Australian Championships, as below. A full-size PDF version of it (3 megabytes) can be downloaded here.
Aust Champs

Details of ticket pre-purchases for the 2012 Australian Championships in Hobart 105 February are available here. Some information about the venue is available here.

Posted 14 January 2012



NOMINATIONS INVITED - ASST COACH FOR MEN'S OLYMPIC EVENTS
Applications are invited for nomination and appointment of the Assistant Coach of the Australian Men's Team for the 2012 Oceania Olympic Qualifying Event and 2012 Olympic Games. The relevant document are available at the links below:

Posted 2 January 2012

2012 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Details of ticket pre-purchases for the 2012 Australian Championships in Hobart 105 February are available here. Some information about the venue is available here.

Posted 30 December 2011


YOUTH SELECTION TRIALS
The BAI Board has resolved that the Australian Team to the 2012 Men’s Youth World Championships will be selected from the winners of a National Selection Tournament to be conducted in 2012 in a location and on a date yet to be decided.


This means that the 2012 Australian Championships will no longer be the National Selection Event for the Australian 2012 Men’s Youth World Championships Team.

However, the Board has determined that boxers seeking to compete in the National Selection Event for the Australian Team to the Men’s Youth World Championships must have entered the 2012 Australian Championships. Please note that a boxer will be able to enter the National Selection Event in whatever weight category he chooses and that he will not be limited to the category he entered at the 2012 Australian Championships.

The Board has taken this decision as it is concerned that as the 2012 Men’s Youth World Championships is not scheduled to be held until 13-23 September that boxers may change their weight in the intervening period between it and February when the Australian Championships are held.

Posted 25 November 2011

NEW BOARD DIRECTORS
At the Annual Meeting of BAI’s Council in Brisbane on November 13 Phillip Goodes was elected a voting Director of the BAI Board. However, the Council’s vote for the second voting Director position available was inconclusive as the Council Delegates over three ballots were unable to determine whether they wished to elect Julia Felton or David Pike.

Consequently, the Board under its constitutional power in such a situation appointed David Pike after his name was drawn in a ballot between himself and Julia. Phillip Goodes is elected for a two year term. David Pike is appointed for a one year term.

Following the meeting the Board, under its constitutional power, appointed Julia Felton a non-voting Director for an unspecified term. Julia, as a non-voting Director, and Phillip and David as voting Directors, join the other voting Directors Ted Tanner, Jim Ferguson and Garry Moore on the BAI Board.


NEW SEEDING RULES FOR 2012 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Board has replaced the former complex ‘Seeding’ Rules with a new simplified procedure and has extended application of the seeding provision from Elite Men’s to, also, Elite Women’s categories.

At the 2012 Australian Championships in Elite Men’s and Elite Women’s weight categories the winner of the previous Australian Championships if again an entrant for that weight category will be seeded number 1 and the runner-up if again an entrant for that weight category will be seeded number 2. The number 1 seeded boxer will be placed in one half of the draw and the number 2 seeded boxer in the other half of the draw.

Where the number of entries for a weight category provides for byes during the draw, the seeded boxer(s) will fill the bye position(s) provided the number 1 seeded boxer fills the first bye and the number 2 seeded boxer is so positioned whereby the two seeded boxers can meet in the final.

The Board has introduced the new seeding procedure as the former seeding provisions could not be implemented correctly without a great amount of effort that BAI, given its resources, could more usefully employ in other arrangements for the conduct of the tournament. The new provision is far simpler and capable of implementation and will assist in promotion of the principle that the two best Australian boxers in that weight category do not meet prior to the final of that weight category.


MEMBER ASSOCIATION BOXER ENTRANT ENTITLEMENTS TO 2012 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Board has changed Member Association boxer entrant entitlements to the 2012 Australian Championships.

The Board has determined that Member Associations can enter up to 2 entrants in the Elite Women’s 48-51 kg, 57-60 kg and 69-75 kg Olympic weight categories.
In relation to the Elite Men’s 69-75 kg, 75-81 kg and 81-91 kg weight categories the Board has determined each Member Association shall be entitled to submit:
  • (a)up to three boxer entries in both the 69-75kg and the 81-91kg elite male weight categories; or
  • (b) up to four boxer entries in either the 69-75kg or the 81-91kg elite male weight category.
Provided that:
  • in each such case, the Member Association shall identify which of the boxers entered by it is or are to be deemed its third and, where applicable, its fourth entrant in the elite male weight category concerned;
  • each third and, where applicable, fourth boxer entry submitted by the Member Association in the 69-75kg or the 81-91kg elite male weight category must first be approved as an entrant by the Board of BAI before the boxer concerned shall be entitled to compete in that weight category;
  • and for each third and, where applicable, fourth boxer entry submitted by the Member Association in the 69-75kg or the 81-91kg elite male weight category, that Member Association’s entitlement to otherwise submit two boxer entries in the 75-81kg elite male weight category shall be reduced by one boxer entry entitlement.
The Board has taken these decisions in relation to the 2012 Australian Championships to:
  • promote women’s boxing  ‘Olympic Pathway’ qualification competition , and
  • enable men boxers in the 75-81 kg weight category who are able to vary their boxing weight to continue in the ‘Olympic Pathway’ by changing up or down into the adjoining weight categories. 

Posted 24 November 2011

ELITE WOMEN’S BOXING: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
As previously announced the 2012 Australian Championships will be the Selection Event for the Australian boxers to compete in the 2012 Elite Women’s World Championships in the 2012 Olympic Games weight categories 48-51 kg, 57-60 kg and 69-75 kg. The first 8 boxers in these weight categories at the 2012 Elite Women’s World Championships will qualify to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games. Please see BAI’s ‘Documents’ page for information on 2012 Olympic Games Qualification and Nomination.

However, as it is anticipated that a number of boxers in an effort to gain selection to compete in the Olympic Games will be competing outside of their preferred weight categories at the 2012 Australian Championships, the BAI Board in an effort to ensure that Australia is represented by the most talented and skilled team at the 2012 Elite Women’s World Championships will in March conduct an elite women’s boxing tournament (at a date and location to be determined) at which the winners of all the non-2012 Olympic Games weight categories will be considered for selection and assistance to compete in those weight categories at the 2012 Elite Women’s World Championships.

Accordingly, a winner of a non-2012 Olympic Games weight category at the 2012 Australian Championships (that is: 45-48 kg, 51-54 kg, 54-57 kg, 60-64 kg, 64-69 kg, 75-81kg and 81+ kg weight categories) will be the Australian Champion for that weight category but will have no claim to and/or right to represent Australia at the World Championships in that weight category.

Further, please note in relation to the elite women’s selection tournament to be held in March 2012 that the BAI Board has resolved that only the following athletes will be eligible to nominate to compete in its weight categories:

1/ those athletes who entered a non-2012 Olympic Games elite weight category at the 2012 Australian Championships will be permitted to nominate to compete in the weight category they entered at the 2012 Australian Championships, and

2/ those athletes (other than a 2012 Australian Champion of a 2012 Olympic Games weight category) who entered a 2012 Olympic Games elite weight category at the 2012 Australian Championships will be permitted to nominate to compete in a non-2012 Olympic Games weight category of their choosing.

Posted 2 November 2011

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - BAI STANDING COMMITTEES
Boxing Australia is seeking expressions of interest from persons who would like to be considered for the appointment to BAI’s Standing Committees by the Council at the Annual Meeting in November 2011. Appointments are for a two year period.

Boxing Australia’s Standing Committees include:
  • Medical & Anti-Doping Committee
  • Referees & Judges Committee
  • Selection Committee
  • Technical & Competition Committee
Interested persons should email Boxing Australia (bai@boxing.org.au) by Friday 11th November COB, stating the following:
  • Your name
  • Member Association (state)
  • Which committee(s) you are nominating for

Posted 16 October 2011

AIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Details of the AIBA World Championships in Azerbaijan, including progress results, can be seen at the official website:
http://aiba.org/en-US/2011/2011WorldBoxingChampionships.aspx

Posted 29 September 2011

ELECTION OF BAI BOARD DIRECTORS

Boxing Australia is calling for nominations for two Director positions to the Boxing Australia Board.

Persons who may be interested in nominating need to fill in a Nomination Form and forward it to the Returning Officer by 4pm (EST) Friday 7th October 2011.

The election process will take place at Boxing Australia’s Annual Council Meeting on Saturday 12th November 2011.

A Nomination Form and information regarding election to the BAI Board of Directors can be found by following this link.

Posted 21 September 2011


OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
The Australian Team leaves on Wednesday 21 Sept for the 2011 Elite Men’s World Championships. The Championships will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, 25 September – 8 October. Initial entries indicate over 700 boxers from 130 nations will be competing.

The Championships are the first Men’s Qualifying Event for the 2012 Olympic Games – the first 10 boxers in the eight weight categories 46-49 kg through to 75-81 kg and the first 6 boxers in the 81-91 kg and 91+ kg weight categories will qualify.  The 9th and 10th and 5th and 6th place getters will be determined by which boxers were defeated by the eventual World Champion and Runner-up in the respective weight categories.

In Oceania the Elite Men’s second Qualifying Event for any weight categories that do not have an Oceania qualified boxer following the World Championships will be the Oceania Olympic Qualifying Event. Boxing Australia Inc. has invited the International Boxing Association (AIBA) to conduct this tournament 21-25 March, 2012, at the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra.

The Women’s single Olympic Qualifying Event will be the Elite Women’s World Championships to be held 21 May – 3 June, 2012, in Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China.

The Boxing Qualification System and Nomination Criteria for the 2012 Olympic Games can be viewed on Boxing Australia Inc.’s website’s ‘Documents’ page.
Posted 20 September 2011


AUSTRALIAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM

The Australian Team to the 2011 Elite Men’s World Championships is -
Reggie Palm Island (Q’ld): Light Flyweight 46-49 kg
Andrew Moloney (Vic): Flyweight 49-52 kg
Luke Boyd (NSW): Bantamweight 52-56 kg
Luke Jackson (Tas): Lightweight 56-60 kg
Jeff Horn (Q’ld): Light Welterweight 60-64 kg
Mark Basile (Vic): Welterweight 64-69 kg
Rob Jankovski (Vic): Middleweight 69-75 kg
Damien Hooper (Q’ld): Light Heavyweight 75-81 kg
Sammy Blyth (WA): Heavyweight 81-91 kg
Alexey Mukhin (ACT): Super Heavyweight 91+ kg

David Pike (Vic): Team Manager
Don Abnett (BAI National Coach): Head Coach
Kel Bryant (Vic): Assistant Coach
Vince Cosentini (AIS): Soft Tissue/Massage Therapist

The best wishes from the Australian boxing community go with the Team on their World Championships and Olympic quest.
Posted 20 September 2011


AIBA WORLD RANKINGS AND AUSSIE BOXERS

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) awards world rankings to Elite Men and Women category boxers. The rankings can be viewed on the International Boxing Association (AIBA) website. In relation to Australian boxers some of the rankings are -

Elite Women
Kate Skinner 45-48 kg (ranked 6th in the world)
Shannon O’Connell 48-51 kg (ranked 2nd in the world)
Bianca Elmir  51-54 kg (ranked 3rd in the world)
Sabrina Ostowari 54-57 kg (ranked 3rd in the world)
Claire Ghabrial 57-60 kg (ranked 3rd in the world)
Jessica Bouquet 60-64 kg (ranked 6th in the world)
Naomi Fischer-Rasmussen 64-69 kg (ranked 1st in the world)

Elite Men
Jason Moloney 49-52 kg (ranked 7th in the world)
Andrew Moloney 49-52 kg (ranked 12th in the world)
Luke Jackson 56-60 kg (ranked 6th in the world)
Luke Woods 60-64 kg (ranked 6th in the world)
Cameron Hammond 64-69 kg (ranked 6th in the world)
Damien Hooper 75-81 kg (ranked 4th in the world)
Giancarlo Squillace 81-91 kg (ranked 6th in the world)
Alexey Mukhin 91+ kg (ranked 16th in the world)

The AIBA rankings are awarded for results in certain international tournaments and are progressively updated and, accordingly, are subject to change.

Posted 20 September 2011


THREE GOLD MEDALS IN CYG CHAMPIONSHIPS

Yesterday at the Commonwealth Youth Games held in the Isle of Man, Daniel Lewis (NSW - U64 kg), Dylan Hardy (Tas. - U75 kg) and Brandon Allan (WA - U81 kg) won Gold Medals. Jackson Woods (Tas. - U52 kg) won Silver.

Daniel, Dylan, Brandon and Jackson, with the other team members - Dylan Cooney (Tas. – U56 kg), Brandon Ogilvie ( wa – U60 kg) and Kurtis Cooper (ACT – U69 kg) - placed the Australian Team second overall in the Championships to the English Team – Australia 3 Gold Medals, England 5 Gold Medals.

Congratulations to all the Team and especially our medal winners.

Brandon Allen on his way to becoming the Commonwealth Youth Light-Heavyweight Champion defeated England 15-13 and Wales 26-12. Dylan Hardy defeated Barbados 10-19, Canada 12-14 and Scotland 15-16 to become the Commonwealth Youth Middleweight Champion. Daniel Lewis defeated IoM RSCI, Wales 14-18 and England 24-27 to become the Commonwealth Youth Light-Welterweight Champion. Jackson Woods defeated Kenya 20-7 and Wales 15-8 before lowering his colours to England 8-13 to become Commonwealth Youth Flyweight Runner-Up. Kurtis Cooper was defeated in his first bout by the eventual Commonwealth Youth Welterweight Champion from England, and similarly Dylan Cooney was defeated in his first bout by the eventual Commonwealth Youth Bantamweight Champion from England. Brandon Ogilvie was defeated in his first bout by a Canadian who was beaten on count-back by the eventual Commonwealth Lightweight Champion from England.

Thank you to Coach Craig Woods (Tas.) and Team Manager Allan Nicolson Snr. (Q’ld) for their leadership of the Team.

Posted 12 September 2011


TWO GOLD MEDALS AT AIBA JUNIOR MALE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS


Two of the Australian boxers at the AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships finals in Astana Kazakhstan have won gold medals.

After five years of boxing and with over 50 bouts under his belt, Clay Waterman today ended his excellent run at the 2011 World Junior Boxing Championships with his first gold medal at international level in the pinweight(46kg) division. A single point decided the contest as the Australian opened up a lead against Iraq's Karrar Kadhim Al-Sahm in the second round. Al-Sahm fought back in the final round, which he drew 7:7, but it was not enough to claim the gold.

And in the light heavyweight (80kg) final Jai Opetaia concluded his unbeaten run in the tournament with a closely fought 5:3 victory against Germany's Melvin Perry.

Out of a total of 15 countries which qualified boxers for the finals, eight different countries secured gold medals today, with Russia topping the table with four golds, followed by Australia and Uzbekistan with two each. Russia also topped the overall ranking, with Uzbekistan second and host nation Kazakhstan in third place.

Posted 31 July 2011


ELITE MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM APPOINTMENTS

The BAI Board has appointed David Pike (Vic) the Team Manager of the Australian Team to the 2011 Elite Men’s World Championships and Kel Bryant (Vic) as the Assistant Coach of the Team.

Previously Don Abnett (BAI National Coach) has been appointed by the Board as the Head Coach of the Team.

Vince Cosentini (AIS) will be the Team Physiotherapist.

The Elite Men’s World Championships will be held 22 September – 10 October in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Posted 15 July 2011


MEN’S JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM

The Australian Team leaves Tuesday 19 July for the 2011 Men’s Junior World Championships

The Men’s Junior World Championships will be held 23 -31 July in Astana, Kazakhstan.

The Australian Team is:

Team Manager/ Head Coach – Mark Wilson (Q’ld)

Assistant Coaches – Gareth Williams (Q’ld) and Peter Stokes (WA)

Boxers –

44-46 kg: Clay Waterman (Q’ld)

46-48 kg: Liam Wilson (Q’ld)

48-50 kg: Jack Haines (SA)

50-52 kg: Aaron Crossan (Tas)

52-54 kg: Shane Carroll (WA)

54-57 kg: Nathaniel May (WA)

57-60 kg: Luke Pilarinos (Vic)

63-66 kg: Peter Proum (Q’ld)

66-70 kg: Jason Mallia (Vic)

70-75 kg: Jack Killingbeck (NT)

75-80 kg: Jay Opetaia (NSW)

80+ kg: Ryan Foulds (Q’ld)

 Best wishes for success to all members of the Australian Team.

 And, thank you to the Commonwealth Games Association for its grant of $24,500 towards the Team’s expenses.

Posted 15 July 2011


AUSSIES WIN GOLD IN INDONESIA

In the prestigious Indonesian President’s Cup international tournament held last week in Jakarta Claire Ghabrial in the Lightweight 57-60 kg category and Damien Hooper in the Light Heavyweight 75-81 kg category became President Cup Champions.

On his way to victory Damien defeated boxers from Indonesia, India and Turkmenistan.

Claire on her way to victory defeated boxers from Indonesia, Korea, Vietnam and Japan.

And, Claire was selected as the Best Women’s Boxer of the Tournament.

Coach Don Abnett is leading an Australian Team of Claire and Damien, and Dylan Perkins (Light Flyweight 46-49 kg), Andrew Moloney (Flyweight 49-52 kg) and Luke Jackson (Lightweight 56-60 kg) on a competition tour that now moves on to tournaments in Moscow and Minsk.

Congratulations to Claire and Damien on their success and good wishes to all team members in the coming tournaments.

Posted 14 July 2011


BOX OFF FOR LIGHT FLYWEIGHT POSITION IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dylan Perkins (Boxing ACT) and Reggie Palm Island (Boxing Queensland) are to box off for the Light Flyweight (46-49 kg) position in the Australian Team to the 2011 Elite Men’s World Championships.

The bout will be held on Sunday, 7 August next, at the Reggio Calabria Club, 476 Brunswick Rd., Parkville (Melbourne), Victoria.

Dylan Perkins won the Elite Men’s Light Flyweight category at the 2011 Australian Championships. He was the only entrant to weigh-in for the Elite Men’s Light Flyweight category at the 2011 Australian Championships which was designated the Selection Event for the Australian Team to the 2011 Elite Men’s World Championships. However, given this circumstance and under the conditions set for the selection of boxers for the Australian Team to the 2011 Elite Men’s World Championships, and provisions in BAI’s Technical and Competition Rules and the Nomination Criteria for the Australian Boxing Team to the 2012 Olympic Games (the 2011 Elite Men’s World Championships is a Qualification Event for the 2012 Olympic Games), the Board is empowered to determine another method for selection of a boxer to represent Australia in this weight category.

Accordingly, the BAI Board has determined that due to an extenuating circumstance that prevented Reggie Palm Island from competing in the 2011 Australian Championships that he and Dylan Perkins should box off to seek selection to the Australian 2011 Elite Men’s World Championships Team.

Good luck to both boxers.

Posted 3 July 2011


AIBA GIVES WORLD RANKINGS TO AUSSIE BOXERS

Following the inaugural Women’s Junior and Youth World Championships the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has given world rankings to boxers.

Congratulations to Caitlin Parker, Junior U66 kg, who has been ranked number 3 in the world; and Haylee Verrier, U60 kg, and Skye Nicolson, U57 kg, who have both been ranked number 5 in the world in their weight categories.

Amelia Burghardt, Youth U51 kg,
may very well also have received a top 8 ranking if she had not been drawn against and been defeated in her first bout at the World Championships by a boxer AIBA has ranked number 2 in the world in that weight category.

Posted 3 May 2011


NEW BAI BOARD DIRECTOR

To fill the vacancy arising following Ron Pengelly’s resignation from the BAI Board the other Board Directors have appointed Julia Felton as a Director of BAI.

Julia has resigned her position as Secretary of Boxing ACT. She will hold membership of the BAI Board until the 2011 Annual Meeting of the BAI Council (likely to be held in Nov.) when the Director’s position she holds will by ‘rotation’ come up for election by the Council’s Delegates.

Julia is registered to practice as a barrister and solicitor in the ACT. She has long experience of managing boxing tournaments at the Member Association level as well as experience of conducting tournaments at the national and international levels.

Posted 2 May 2011


CAITLIN PARKER MEDALS AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Caitlin Parker (WA) Junior U66 kg has won a Bronze medal at the first-ever Women’s Junior and Youth World Championships which were held last week in Antalya, Turkey.
There were 257 boxers from 41 countries at the World Championships. Australia was represented by a team of 5 boxers.

Caitlin defeated a Kazakhstan boxer 15-7 but had to lower her ‘colours’ 22 -14 to a Polish boxer who went on to an RSC (38-12, Rd. 3) stop of her opponent in the Final to win Gold.
Haylee Verrier (WA) Junior U60 kg defeated a Turkish boxer 14-8 but was beaten 24-8 by a Russian who went on to win Silver.
Skye Nicolson (Q’ld.) Junior 57 kg defeated a Serbian 11-5 but was defeated 12-12 on countback by a Ukrainian.
Chernaka Johnson (Q’ld.) Junior U54 kg was defeated 17 -12 by an Indian.
Amelia Burghardt (SA) U 51 kg was defeated by a Swede 26-9.

Congratulations to all our boxers for their performances. Special congratulations to Caitlin for her medal win.
Thank you to Team Manager – Coach Maria Pittiglio and Coach Allan Nicolson Jnr. for their leadership of the team.

Posted 2 May 2011


2012 PATHWAY TO LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES

The Board of Boxing Australia Inc. has determined that the 2012 Australian Championships will be the National Selection Event for the Australian Teams to the 2012 Oceania Olympic Qualifying Event [for men] (21 – 25 March, location to be determined) and the 2012 Elite Women’s World Championships (21 May – 10 June, Qinhuangdao, China).

The 2012 Australian Championships will be held 1 – 5 February in Hobart, Tasmania.

On BAI’s website ‘Documents’ page can be viewed the International Boxing Association’s 2012 Olympic Games Qualification System and BAI’s 2012 Australian Olympic Team Nomination Criteria.

Subject to the stipulated requirements in BAI’s 2012 Australian Olympic Team Nomination Criteria winners of:

  • all Elite Men weight categories, and
  • the Elite Women 48-51 kg, 57-60 kg and 69-75 kg weight categories,

at the 2012 Australian Championships will qualify to compete at the above international 2012 Olympic Games Qualification Events.

Firstly, however, subject to the Nomination Criteria, the winners of Elite Men’s weight categories at the 2011 Australian Championships will compete in the 2011 Elite Men’s World Championships which is the men’s first Olympic Qualification Event for the 2012 Olympic Games.

If boxers qualify in accordance with the International Boxing Association’s 2012 Olympic Games Qualification System and BAI’s 2012 Australian Olympic Team Nomination Criteria, and continue to comply with the stipulated requirements in BAI’s Nomination Criteria, BAI will nominate those boxers to the Australian Olympic Committee to be members of the 2012 Australian Olympic Team. The Australian Olympic Committee reserves to itself the right to select the Australian Team.

Posted 27 April 2011


OLYMPIC GAMES PATHWAY BEGINS AT MEMBER ASSOCIATION LEVEL
 
BAI  Member Associations have been informed that the Olympic Games ‘Pathway’ begins with each Association's ‘selection’ of its boxing team and that each must undertake the selection of their Elite Men’s and Elite Women’s Teams for the 2012 Australian Championships in accordance with the following requirements:

1.  if there is only one boxer in a weight category the Member Association must offer that position on its Team to that boxer (the Member Association is under no obligation to pay that boxer’s expenses of competing),

2. if there are 2 or more boxers in a weight category the Member Association must offer each boxer a ‘box-off’ for that Team position,

3. every weight category ‘box-off’ competition must be conducted in a ‘fair, transparent and equitable manner’,

4. every weight category ‘box-off’ competition must include the conducting of a ‘transparent’ weigh-in at least 1 hour before the bout and the conducting of a ‘transparent’ draw with every boxer or his/her representative given reasonable opportunity to witness,

5. the winner of the ‘box-off’ must be the Member Association’s first ‘selected’ boxer for its team,

6. if the Member Association intends to enter 2 boxers for an Elite Men’s weight category at the Australian Championships then unless it stipulates and publicly announces beforehand its procedure to select the second boxer then the runner-up of its ‘box-off’ must be that second selected boxer,

7. the Member Association before the ‘box-off’ for each weight category commences must publicly announce whether it intends to select a second boxer for that weight category - a Member Association cannot subsequently determine to select second boxers for some weight categories and not for others,

8. if a Member Association wishes to follow a procedure for selecting its second boxer for a weight category rather than automatically selecting the runner-up of the ‘box-off’ for a weight category for its Team it must publicly announce before ‘box-offs’ commence how it will do so - such method must, of course, be ‘fair, transparent and equitable’,

9. registration as a boxer with the Member Association will be the determinant of whether a boxer is eligible to be automatically included in the foregoing considerations for selection - a Member Association cannot introduce any barrier to a registered boxer being eligible for selection i.e. requiring a boxer’s club/gym in a particular period to have participated in a given number of bouts/tournaments or, similarly, any requirement for a boxer in a particular period to have competed in a given number of bouts/tournaments etc.,

10. Member Associations are not obligated to financially assist any selected boxer to compete in the Australian Championships,

11. each Member Association must advise BAI and publicly announce their ‘Selection Policy’ for the 2012 Australian Championships in good time before each commences their Team selection process.

Posted 27 April 2011


AIBA BAN ON PROFESSIONAL COACHES

The BAI Board has been shocked to learn of a provision in AIBA ‘s new Technical and Competition Rules that prohibits a coach ‘active in professional boxing’ from seconding boxers in ‘AIBA and/or WSB competitions at any level’ (section: Rules for Competition Officials - Rule 12.3.1). The Board believes that the prohibition on the participation of ‘professional’ coaches applies to ‘AIBA Controlled Events’ and ‘AIBA Approved Events.’

The Board will address this matter in the near future and determine what action it should take. The Board will consider acting to have this new Rule rescinded as it is contradictory to over 100 years of progress in ‘Western’ countries of developing social integration and cohesion. It appears, also, to contradict the ‘direction’ of World Series Boxing. And it has the potential to harm the development of Australian amateur boxing.

 Posted 20 April 2011


COACHING POSITIONS WITH AUSTRALIAN TEAMS RE-OPENED

In view of the AIBA ban on ‘professional’ coaches and because, apparently, in one Member Association the ‘Call’ for applications for appointment as coaches of our national teams was not widely disseminated with some interested coaches only recently becoming aware of the availability of the positions, the Board has decided to re-open to 5pm (AEST), 2 May next, the Application / Nomination period for:

    * Assistant Coach of the Australian Team to the 2011 Elite Men’s World Championships
    * Team Manager/ Coach of the Australian Team to the 2011 Junior Men’s World Championships
    * Assistant Coach of the Australian Team to the 2011 Junior Men’s World Championships

Previous applications for any of these positions will be retained and considered current applications – accordingly, previous applicants do not need to make a new application as the Board still considers their Applications to be current.

Application Papers for the above positions are available on the above links. Applications must be submitted through a BAI Member Association and be received by BAI by
5pm (AEST) 2nd May 2011.

Posted 20 April 2011


2011 COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES

BAI will nominate to the Australian Commonwealth Games Association the following Australian Team for the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in the Isle of Man, 7-13 September:

52kg Jackson Woods (TAS)
56kg Dylan Cooney (TAS)
60kg Brandon Ogilvie (WA)
64kg Daniel Lewis (NSW)
69kg Kurtis Cooper (ACT)
75kg Dylan Hardy (TAS)
81kg Brandon Allan (WA)

Allan Nicolson Snr. has been nominated the Boxing Section Manager and Craig Woods will be nominated as Coach. The ACGA reserves to itself the right to select the Team.

Posted 20 April 2011


AUSTRALIANS MEDAL IN EUROPE

Australian boxers figured prominently at Finland’s international Bee-Gee Tournament.

Bianca Elmir (ACT) U51 kg and Naomi Fischer-Rasmussen (WA) U75 kg won Gold in their divisions, as did Damien Hooper (Q’ld) in his U75 kg division. Luke Jackson (Tas) U60 kg and Jeff Horne (Q’ld) U64 kg won Silver.

They were part of an Australian squad that had competed in tournaments in Germany and the Czech Republic before the Finnish tournament.

Full results of the Bee-Gee tournament can be found on the ‘Results’ page.
 
Posted 20 April 2011


AUSTRALIANS BOXING IN EUROPE
 
Day 1 (8 April 2011) results from the Gee Bee Memorial Tournament, Helsinki, Finland
 
1. 52 KG Pedro Matos POR - Nikolai Tsaskin EST 11-3
2. 52 kg Michail Conlon IRL - Jaroslav Nalivaiko RUS 10-5
3. 60 kg Luke Jackson AUS - Tobias Persson SWE 10-4
4. 60 kg Artjoms Ramlavs LAT - Rashid Shahi FIN 9-2
5. 60 kg David Oliver Joyce IRL - Martin Ward ENG 16-4
6. 69 kg Henri Kekäläinen FIN - Alexander Jacobsen NOR KO 2 r.
7. 69 kg Aleksander Klinkov RUS - Howing Grigorijan AUT 9-2
8. 69 kg Scott Cardle ENG - Jesse Ross AUS 10-5
9. 69 kg Adam Nolan IRL - Mikhail Kiiski FIN 6-0
10. 91 kg Rain Karlson EST - Francesco Soggia ITA 6-4
11. 56 kg Matti Koota FIN - Tyrone McCullagh IRL 7-0
12. 56 kg Ilja Maksimov RUS - Dmitrijs Gutmans LAT 9-3
13. 56 kg Bashir Hassan SWE - Ciro Cipriano ITA 6-4
14. 56 kg Luke Campbell ENG - Nordine Ait Ihya FRA 11 - 5
15. 64 kg Jeff Horn AUS - Arturs Ahmetovs LAT 15-4
16. 75/A kg Jason Quicley IRL - Artjom Fjodorovs EST 12 - 4
17. 75/A kg Leon Chartoi SWE - Arbi Tschakajew AUT 5 - 2
18. 75/A kg Anthony Ogogo ENG - Joni Polishsuk FIN 11 - 0
19. 75/B kg Kaupo Arro EST - Maxim Kiiski FIN 5 - 2
20. 81/A kg Damien Hooper AUS - Luca Capuano ITA 9-3

Posted 11 April 2011


2012 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2012 Australian Championships will be held over 5 days from 1 – 5 February in Hobart, Tasmania. The dates of the 2012 Australian Championships have been chosen to accommodate the decision of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) that the Oceania Olympic Qualifying Event is to be held 21 – 25 March, 2012 and to facilitate meeting in good time the consequential organizational requirements for entry of the Australian Team to this important event.

Boxer age requirements for the 2012 Australian Championships are:

Elite Men and Women – to have been born in the years 1978 -1995
Youth Men and Women – to have been born in the years 1994 -1995
Junior Men and Women – to have been born in the years 1996 – 1997
Schoolboys/girls – to have been born in the years 1998 – 1999

Entry of boxers to the Championships by their BAI Member Association is required by 4pm (AEDT), 16 December 2011.

At the 2012 Australian Championships only boxers entering the designated National Team Selection Events, that is, only boxers entering the Elite Men’s, Elite Women’s and Youth Men’s competitions need to produce their current Australian Passport.

Posted 7 April 2011


2012 SELECTION EVENT FOR AUSTRALIAN TEAMS

The Board of Boxing Australia Inc. has designated the 2012 Australian Championships as the National Selection Event for Australian Teams to the 2012 Oceania Olympic Qualifying Event (for men), the 2012 Elite Women’s World Championships and the 2012 Youth Men’s World Championships.

The 2012 Oceania Olympic Qualifying Event will be held 21 – 25 March in a location to be advised.

The 2012 Elite Women’s World Championships will be held 21 May – 10 June, in Qinhuangdao, China.

The 2012 Youth Men’s World Championships will be held 13 – 23 September, in a location to be advised.

The winners at the 2012 Australian Championships of weight divisions in the relevant competition categories to be contested at the foregoing international tournaments will be considered for selection to Australian Teams to these tournaments. A fee to compete in these tournaments may be levied on boxer members of the teams as determined individually appropriate by the Board of Boxing Australia Inc.

Posted 7 April 2011


AUSTRALIAN TEAM: 2011 WOMEN’S YOUTH & JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Australia will be represented by a team of 5 boxers at the 2011 Women’s Youth and Junior World Championships which will be held in Antalya, Turkey, 21 April – 1 May next.

The Australian Team will be Catlin Parker (BWA) Junior U66 kg, Haylee Verrier (BWA) Junior U60 kg, Skye Nicolson (BQI) Junior U57 kg, Cherneka Johnson (BQI) Junior U54 kg and Amelia Burghardt (BSA) Youth U51 kg.

The Team Manager/ Coach is Maria Pittiglio and Coach is Allan Nicolson Jnr.

Entering a team of teenage female boxers for the first ever Women’s Youth and Junior World Championships is ‘new territory’ for BAI. Due to the short time between the Australian Championships and;
  a/ determination as to whether there were potential Australian international standard boxers in these age groups,
  b/ the selection of the team, and
  c/ the closing date for team entries (21 March) to the World Championships,

to meet the team nomination deadline possible coaches and team managers were approached directly and the Board is pleased that two internationally and world championships experienced and capable persons in Maria Pittiglio and Allan Nicolson Jnr. are available to look after the Australian Team at this historic tournament.

Posted 30 March 2011


NOMINATION OF 2011 COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES TEAM MANAGER

Allan Nicolson Snr., Secretary of Boxing Queensland Inc., has been nominated by the BAI Board to the Australian Commonwealth Games Association to be the Section Manager of the Australian Boxing Team to the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in the Isle of Man, 7-13 September.

Posted 30 March 2011


CALL FOR 2011 AUSTRALIAN TEAM POSITIONS

The BAI Board has called for Applications for appointment to the following Australian Team positions:

Australian Team to the 2011 World Junior Men’s Championships
Head Coach/Team Manager (one position)
Assistant Coach

Australian Team to the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games
Head Coach
Assistant Coach

Australian Team to the 2011 World Elite Men’s Championships
Team Manager
Assistant Coach

Information regarding these positions and their Application Papers can be found at these links: World Junior Men's Championships, Commonwealth Youth Games, World Elite Men's Championships.

Applications for these positions close 5 p.m. (AEST), Thursday, 31 March, 2011.

Posted 17 March 2011


APPOINTMENT OF HEAD COACH - 2011 WORLD ELITE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS

The BAI Board has appointed Mr. Don Abnett as the Head Coach of the Australian Team to the 2011 World Elite Men’s Championships.

Posted 17 March 2011


CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR SECTION (TEAM) MANAGER OF 2011 CYG TEAM

The BAI Board is seeking applications for appointment as the Section (Team) Manager of the Australian Boxing Team to the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in the Isle of Man 7 - 13 September next.
 
Applications need to be submitted through a BAI Member Association and must be received by 3 pm Friday, 25 March 2011.
 
The Application Paper including information regarding the position can be found by following this link.

Posted 11 March 2011


FULL RESULTS OF AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

The results of each bout at the Australian Championships are available in a single PDF file from our Results page.

Posted 11 March 2011


AMENDMENT TO BAI TECHNICAL & COMPETITION RULES

The BAI Technical and Competition Rules were amended on 24 February 2011, and are available from the Documents page of this website. The amendment was to Appendix 9, and the effect is to allow the BAI Board to enter 2 boxers in any weight category at an Australian Championships and/or National Selection Event.

Posted 28 February 2011


AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: SEEDING OF ELITE MEN BOXERS

For the 2011 Australian Championships the BAI Board has suspended the provisions of BAI's Technical and Competition Rules relating to points to be awarded for performance at the tournaments listed in the diagram in Appendix 5 for seeding ranking purposes. Seeding ranking of boxers at Australian Championships applies only to Elite Men boxer weight categories.

In replacement the Board has resolved the following seeding ranking be implemented for the Elite Men's weight categories at the 2011 Australian Championships:

a/ Boxers who competed for the Australian Team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

b/ Boxers who competed for the Oceania Team at the 2009 President's Cup

c/ Boxers who won Elite Men's weight categories at the 2009 Australian Championships

in priority order of a, b, and c be 'rank seeded' in the weight category for which they have entered in the 2011 Australian Championships irrespective of the weight category for which they may have competed in the foregoing tournaments.

The BAI Board has taken this decision following advice from the Championships organizers that because of the short time now remaining before the Championships ‘seeding’ of boxers for the Championships in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Technical and Competition Rules could not be adequately undertaken. This circumstance has arisen as a result of one BAI Member Association not conducting its selection trials until last weekend. However, it is believed the simplified seeding ranking process adopted for the 2011 Australian Championships will facilitate implementation of an acceptable seeding ranking system.

Posted 25 February 2011


ENTRY LISTS FOR AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Clicking here will download a spreadsheet* containing 16 tabs with the initial listing of entries (as at 6pm 28 February) and possible timetable of bouts for the 2011 Australian Championships.
 
Please note that it is expected there will be amendment of these entries and they should be regarded as indicative only. Accordingly, the timetable is also subject to change.
 
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To read this spreadsheet you will need Microsoft Excel, or the free OpenOffice Calc, or a similar spreadsheet program.  If you do not have a spreadsheet program installed on your computer, you can freely download Microsoft's Excel Viewer which allows you to open, view and print a spreadsheet, but you cannot make changes to it. You can download MS Excel Viewer from Microsoft - note that the viewer file size is 78 megabytes.

Posted 23 February 2011, updated 28 February


FUTURE BAI HIGH PERFORMANCE STRUCTURE AND PROGRAMS
Boxing Australia Inc. is pleased to announce its new High Performance Structure and Programs. It is exciting times for the sport as we move into a new era that will see BAI manage the whole ‘boxing pathway’.

HIGH PERFORMANCE STRUCTURE

  • BAI Academy located in Dickson, ACT – A centralised National program focusing on 4-6 athletes (male and females). Athletes train under two full-time coaches and receive support such as Sports Science & Sports Medicine (SSSM), domestic & international competition, full-time daily training environment, National Athlete Career & Education (NACE), uniform, direct athlete funding, rewards & incentives.
  • BAI Centre of Excellence – A decentralised National program targeting 30 athletes (including a minimum of 6 females). Athletes train in their home environment and receive support such as SSSM, National Technical Days, potential for domestic & international competition, State Camps, direct athlete funding and uniform
  • BAI Futures – A program targeting the best Youth and Junior boxers (10 athletes). Athletes will receive training programs and guidance from the National Coaches, invitations to state camps, a uniform and a potential Oceania Tour.
  • BAI Girl Power – A program targeting female Youth and Junior boxers, as well as Talent Identification & Development (TID) of novice boxers and combat athletes (10 athletes). Athletes will receive training programs and guidance from the National Coaches, invitations to state camps, a uniform and a potential Oceania Tour.
  • BAI Road to Rio – A program targeting talented indigenous and heavyweight boxers (10 athletes).  Athletes will receive training programs and guidance from the National Coaches, invitations to state camps, uniform and a potential Oceania Tour


Program activity will start a week after the 2011 Australian Championships with a team to tour Europe.


Potential athletes will be required to give the program a verbal commitment at the Australian Championships, as all arrangements need to be finalized at 9am on Monday 7th March. Selection will be made on Sunday 6th March post competition.

For details on selection, click on National Programs Selection Guidelines which also appears in the Documents section of this website.

A formal presentation will be given at the Australian Championships on Friday 4th March after weigh-in for all potential athletes, state & home coaches and Member Associations to explain the High Performance Structure and Programs.

Posted 23 February 2011


INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2011 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Submission of entries

BAI has a long-standing rule that entries for Australian Championships are to be made one clear month before the Championships. However, following advice by the BAI Board to BAI Member Associations on 2 February that it would delay by six days to 9 February the need for entry by BAI Member Associations of their teams for the 2011 Australian Championships, Boxing Australia (NSW) advised that it would not be conducting its selection trials until 19/20 February.

The BAI Board, in order not to disadvantage NSW boxers through non-acceptance of their entries or imposition of ‘late entrance’ fines, resolved that the names of entered boxers for the 2011 Australian Championships would be accepted until 12 Noon (AEDT), 21 February next.

However, to minimize inconvenience in organization of the Championships, Member Associations on 4 February were advised that notice of their intention to enter boxers in the various weight categories i.e. Elite Men and Women, Youth Men and Women, Junior Men and Women, and Schoolboy and Schoolgirl weight categories, was still required by 5pm (AEDT), 9 February (that is, each weight category for which a Member Association intends to enter a boxer has to be advised by the Member Association even if the name of the entered boxer cannot be supplied).

Numbers of entries

Member Associations may enter two boxers in each Elite Men’s weight category and one boxer in each Elite Women’s, Youth Men’s and Women’s, Junior Men’s and Women’s, and Schoolboy and Schoolgirl weight category. Additionally, the BAI Board may enter up to 2 boxers in each Elite Men’s weight category as long as the number of entrants for that weight category does not exceed 16 boxers.

Scoring of bouts

No decision has been taken by the BAI Board to change the presently used process of electronic scoring of bouts. The advice of the Chairmen of BAI’s Rules and R&J Committees is that until AIBA supplies the new computer ‘software’ to facilitate the proposed new AIBA process of electronic scoring of bouts the existing process of electronic scoring of bouts continue in Australia. The reason to not introduce the new process of scoring until the AIBA ‘software’ is received is that to manually implement the new process by converting the scores, in the 60 seconds available round by round, of the existing generated scores for each boxer by deletion of judges’ highest and lowest scores and averaging of the 3 remaining scores, would be ‘courting’ a mathematical mistake at some stage and a possible wrong result.

Australian WSB boxers granted the right to challenge 2011 Elite Men’s Australian Champions for consideration for selection in the Australian Team to the 2011 Elite Men’s World Championships

The BAI Board has resolved that any Australian World Series Boxing (WSB) boxer participant will be permitted to challenge a winner of a 2011 Australian Championships Elite Men’s weight category for the right to be considered for selection to represent Australia in the 2011 Elite Men’s World Championships (which is a 2012 Olympic Games Qualification Event).

The effect of this decision is to remove the right of a winner of any selected Elite Men’s weight category at the 2011 Australian Championships to be the person for their weight category eligible to be considered for selection by the BAI Board to represent Australia at the 2011 Elite Men’s World Championships.

The decision has been taken to meet the International Boxing Association (AIBA) request that WSB boxers not be disadvantaged in Olympic Pathway selection (the 2011 Australian Championships is part of Australian men boxer’s Olympic Pathway).

The Board’s Resolution is:

Any Australian boxer participant in WSB boxing activity as at 3 March, 2011, will be given the opportunity, at a time, date and location determined at the sole discretion and decision of the BAI Board, to ‘challenge’ the winner of a 2011 Australian Championships Elite Men’s weight category that he chooses, if such challenge bout is in accordance with BAI’s Technical and Competition Rules, in order to seek to gain selection to represent Australia in the 2011 Elite Men’s World Championships.

The Board is aware that Trent Rawlins (previously competed at 91+ kg) and Luke Boyd (previously competed at U56 kg) are participants in WSB boxing.

It is anticipated that any ‘challenge bout(s)’ will be held in May/June.

Presentation of Australian Passports by entrants

As previously advised, all Elite, Youth and Junior entrants (men and women) to the Australian Championships are required at their initial weigh-in at the Championships to present their current Australian Passport. No current Australian Passport, no entry to the Australian Championships.

This requirement is part of BAI’s Technical and Competition Rules. It will facilitate the travel of successful boxers for overseas training and competition including purchase of the most advantageous air fares by BAI for boxer squads and teams. The inconvenience and increased cost caused in arranging travel of squads and teams in previous years through some boxers entering selection events without this basic requirement for travel is unfair to other boxers, courts non-acceptance of team entries into important overseas tournaments and causes undue increased work, and will no longer be tolerated.

Schoolboy and Schoolgirl entrants do not have to present a current Australian Passport, however, they should be Australian citizens and must present evidence of their age at their initial weigh-in.


Posted 7 February 2011




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