2026 Boxing Australia Selection Events

Update: Schedule for the 2026 Australian Selection Event - Elite Men

Please click here to view all information relating to the Elite Men Selection Event.

Published 6 Feb 2026

Click here to view the 2026 Selection Policies

Published 20 Jan 2026

UPDATE: Schedule for the 2026 Australian Selection Event - Elite Women

At the request of Member Associations (MAs), Boxing Australia will be revisiting the Elite Women's draw.

Boxing Australia had elected to rank boxers 1 to 6 using performance outcomes from the 2025 Australian Elite Championships, aligning to the MAs request to increase the importance of the Australian Elite Championships.

This means that the draw format will remain the same and a draw will be conducted on Mon 19th Jan following the conclusion of sports entry.

Click here to view the draw format schedule.

Athletes - to be considered for selection should you not have an opponent you will need to attend an weigh in on Sunday 25th Jan 2026.

Published 12 Jan 2026

Schedule for the 2026 Australian Selection Event - Elite Women

Click here for the schedule for the 2026 Australian Selection Event - Elite Women. Based on our High-Performance Strategy and What it Takes to Win we identified that we need to prepare our athletes for the international benchmark events, which are on average 10 to 12 days in duration. The opportunity is to expose our athletes to multi-day events to the demands of making weight and assimilate rest days. Therefore the Elite Womens Selection Event will be run from Tuesday 20th Jan to Sunday 25th Jan.

Published Jan 7 2026.

Important Information relating to the 2026 Boxing Australia Selection Events

Following the information published on Fri 31 Oct 2025, we are providing further information.

Boxing Australia has completed the invitation and BAL Entrant process for the 2026 Boxing Australia Selection Events. This event serves to select all 2026 National Teams.

Successful BAL Entrants will receive their invitation by close of business Monday 22 December 2025.

All athletes are to be entered by their respective Member Association by midnight January 4, 2026.

Accommodation has been booked for all athletes at the AIS residence. Staying at AIS residence is mandatory for all Elite boxers competing in the round robin format.

See below the final entry list.

1) W70kg

• Lekeisha Pergoliti
• Natalie Guiroyan
• Emma Smith
• Grace Bryant
• Amy Gibbs

2) W75kg

• Emma Sue Greentree
• Katelyn Hankin

3) M80kg

• Marlon Sevehon
• Paul Trainor
• Rory Booth
• Egemem Keleser
• Arthur Ensall
• Jerry Ieremia

4) M90kg

• Lachlan Lawson
• Joshue Heske
• Luka Uzelac
• Orin Kingi
• Jericho Dale

5) M55kg

• Jye Dixon
• Riek Chuol
• Jesse Wicks
• Yusuf Chothia
• Sam Tubbs

6) W54kg

• Monique Suraci
• Julie Ramadam
• Emily Collins

7) M65kg

• Jacob Cassar
• Fred Zziwa
• Gene Keremete
• Logan Slis
• Joel Mlacic
• Cain McEnery

M70kg

• Will Mlacic
• Christopher Hendren
• Reza Hussain
• Ahmed Siliaman
• Callum Peters
• Shannan Davey

M90+kg

• Alexander Shaw
• Thomas Bray
• Raphael Barrone
• Ikenna Enyi
• Baden Trunfio

M60kg

• Costa Kremisis
• Johnny Dale
• Jack Carlson
• Waiora Te Tana
• Darcy O'Malley
• Jack Newman

W60kg

• Ciara Storch
• Emily Spasevzski
• Jasmine Poole
• Yoshiko Kayano
• Charlie Bell

W65kg

• Eve Bryson
• Marissa Williamson
• Joey Lee Paul
• Patricia Guzman
• Tahlea Toohey

W51kg

• Astryd Carmelo
• Madeline Bowen
• Skye Weinert
• Elisha Kumar

W57kg

• Holly Perdikaris
• Tori Beekan
• Jaymee Lee Cartwright

Non-Commonwealth Games Weight Divisions

W48kg

• Alana Selak
• Leah Anderton

M50kg

• Lachlan Shipsey
• Tarique Hipertur
• Omer Izaz
• Taj Harrington

M75kg

• Mokokiwa Whaitiri
• Jake Stanley
• Toby Reading
• Diyanshu Redhu

M85kg

• Bilal Souied
• Isaac Wilson
• Guilian Drapac
• Jericho Dale

W80kg

• Tash Flint

W80+kg

N/A

Published Dec 22 2025

At the conclusion of a robust consultative process with member associations and the approval of the Boxing Australia Board of Directors, Boxing Australia is excited to confirm the 2026 Boxing Australia Selection event to be held at the AIS Bruce campus in Canberra commencing January 20, 2026, for all Youth and Elite Female athletes and February 7-13, 2026, for Elite Male Boxers.

The 2026 Boxing Australia Selection event will provide Boxers with the opportunity to gain selection to an athlete pool for all national team activity for 2026. The 2026 Commonwealth Games team will also be finalised at this event in the selected weight divisions which are yet to be confirmed.

Boxing Australia have listened to Member associations and stakeholders as well as aligning to the HP strategy and What it Takes to Win, and the event will be run in a round robin format with a maximum of 6 athletes per weight division. This will guaranteed Boxers a minimum of 5 bouts, providing exceptional value for money. This will also create and increase head-to-head boxing opportunities for all invited athletes.

The 2026 Selection event for Elite athletes will be run as an invitation event with the top 4 athletes per weight division from the 2025 National Championship gaining automatic entry and two further positions invited through the BAL entry process. The only athletes who will be grated exemption from the 2025 national championships are those who won medals at the 2025 World Boxing Championships and those competing in the invite only World Boxing Cup Final in India.

The 2026 Youth Selection event will be run in a traditional elimination format with MA’s selecting up to two Boxers per weight division. Youth Boxers can gain selection to the 2026 Boxing Australia Youth National Team for the period until the 2026 Schools Nationals. 2026 Schools nationals will serve as the selection event for the 2026 World Boxing Youth Championships and 2026 IOC Youth Olympic Games. (Policies to follow in January 2026)

Athletes will receive invitations immediately post the 2025 National Championships .

Boxing Australiah High Performance Strategy

What it Takes to Win (WITTW)

Podium Boxer Profile

Key benchmarks for podium success:

·       World Championships medallist, World champion the year before the Olympic games

·       Ability to win fights over multiple days for up to 2 weeks.

·       Men : 100+ fights / Women : 50-100 fights, registered fights

·       Winning Major international competitions : (World Boxing Cups and Challenge events, Grand Prix, Strandja Memorial, Thailand Open etc)

·       Weight management – Major boxing countries work of % protocols (Starting a periodised preparation camp 5-8% of the weight division) and setting 1kg allowances for competition sparring leading into the competition phase of the preparation.

·       Managed wellbeing and mental health plan (Centralised in IPPs)

Punching Above: Australia's Path to Boxing Greatness

• Building Champions: Crafting elite athletes for podium success on the world stage.
• Stronger Together: Fostering unity and collaboration across stakeholders and communities.
• Governance for Gold: Strategic leadership driving sustainable excellence.
• Winning Mindset: Innovation and high performance fuelling our path to greatness

Boxing Australia acknowledges that this format represents a significant change to how events have been run previously and thanks all those who contributed passionately to the discussions.

More information will follow and for any enquiries please contact Jonathan Hall, General manager of High Performance at gmhp@boxing.org.au

Published Fri 31 Oct 2025