Australian National Boxing Federation
Sports governing body in Australia
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Australian National Boxing Federation (ANBF) is the governing body for the sport of professional boxing in Australia.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Established in 1965, the organisation oversees national championship titles, rankings, and regulations for professional boxing across the country.[7]
| Sport | Professional boxing |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Australia |
| Abbreviation | ANBF |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Affiliation | Commonwealth Boxing Council |
| Regional affiliation | Australasia |
| President | Derek Milham |
| Vice president | Charlie Lucas |
| Secretary | Andrew Campbell |
| Operating income | Title match sanction fee |
| Official website | |
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| Other key staff | Adam Height |
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The ANBF operates alongside Boxing Australia, which governs amateur boxing and sanctions professional bouts and maintains national title structures.[7]
History
The organisation was founded in 1965 as the Australian Boxing Federation in an effort to establish a unified governing body for professional boxing in Australia.[8] In 1980s, the body took its current name of Australian National Boxing Federation. In 1977, the Australian Boxing Federation joined the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation and Pan Asian Boxing Association.[9]
Structure
The national body has four state member associations – Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
Current Champions
Male Champions
This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.[10][11][12]
| Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: |
|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight | Kha Lu | 4 April 2025 |
| Flyweight | Title Vacant | |
| Super Flyweight | Title Vacant | |
| Bantamweight | Title Vacant | |
| Super Bantamweight | Emiliano Tissera | 29 March 2025 |
| Featherweight | Tyler Blizzard | 7 September 2024 |
| Super Featherweight | Title Vacant | |
| Lightweight | Tom Fitzgerald | 24 August 2024 |
| Super Lightweight | Title Vacant | |
| Welterweight | Jason Mallia | 19 September 2024 |
| Super Welterweight | Koen Mazoudier | 6 April 2025 |
| Middleweight | Xavier Fletcher | 28 March 2025 |
| Super Middleweight | Max Reeves | 28 March 2025 |
| Light Heavyweight | Kirra Ruston | 12 March 2025 |
| Cruiserweight | Title Vacant | |
| Heavyweight | Stevan Ivic | 12 October 2025 |
Female Champions
This table showing the female boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.[13][14]
| Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: |
|---|---|---|
| Super Flyweight | Serena Kingdon | 9 November 2012 |
| Bantamweight | Sylvia Scharper | 3 September 2011 |
| Super Bantamweight | April Adams | 22 October 2011 |
| Featherweight | Kori Farr | 17 September 2011 |
| Super Featherweight | Lauryn Eagle | 17 August 2013 |
| Lightweight | Sabrina Ostowari | 10 May 2014 |
| Super Lightweight | Deanha Hobbs | 17 August 2013 |
