British Boxing Board of Control

British Boxing Board of Control
Sport Boxing
Abbreviation BBBofC
Founded 1929[1]
Location Cardiff
Replaced National Sporting Club
Official website
www.bbbofc.com
United Kingdom

The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) is the governing body of professional boxing in the United Kingdom.[2] It was formed in 1929 from the old National Sporting Club and is headquartered in Cardiff.

Councils

The Board divides the country into eight "Area" Councils, see https://web.archive.org/web/20080725000731/http://www.bbbofc.com/area_councils.php

  1. Scottish
  2. Northern Ireland
  3. Welsh
  4. Northern Area
  5. Central Area
  6. Southern Area
  7. Western Area
  8. Midlands Area

Lonsdale Belt

The Board also sanctions bouts for British boxing's most prestigious title: the Lonsdale Belt. The Lonsdale Belt is awarded to the champion of the United Kingdom in each respective weight class and to win the belt outright it must be defended against a British challenger on at least three separate occasions.

Scoring

The Board is known for its unique scoring system. Except for title fights (where the bout is scored by three judges, none of whom serve as fight referee), the referee is the sole scorer. After the bout (if the fight goes to points decision), the referee hands his decision to the MC and the winner is announced, the referee then raising the arm of the winner - or, in the event of a draw, both boxers' arms.

Museum

The Board's headquarters include a museum of boxing memorabilia.

Champions

Weight class: Reign began: Champion Record: Defenses:
Flyweight 14 May 2016 Wales Andrew Selby 7-0 (5 KO) 0
Super Flyweight 17 October 2015 England Khalid Yafai 20-0 (14 KO) 0
Bantamweight 21 November 2015 Northern Ireland Ryan Burnett 15-0 (9 KO) 1
Super Bantamweight 6 March 2015 England James Dickens 22-2 (7 KO) 1
Featherweight 26 September 2015 England Ryan Walsh 21-2-1 (10 KO) 2
Super Featherweight 10 September 2016 England Martin Joseph Ward 16-0-2 (8 KO) 0
Lightweight 30 May 2015 Scotland Scott Cardle 21-0-1 (7 KO) 3
Light Welterweight 21 November 2015 England Tyrone Nurse 34-2-1 (7 KO) 2
Welterweight 5 March 2016 England Bradley Skeete 25-1 (11 KO) 1
Light Middleweight 19 December 2015 Wales Liam Williams 16-0-1 (11 KO) 1
Middleweight 26 November 2016 England Tommy Langford 18-0 (6 KO) 0
Super Middleweight 7 November 2015 England Callum Smith 21-0 (16 KO) 0
Light Heavyweight 27 February 2016 England Hosea Burton 18-0 (9 KO) 0
Cruiserweight vacant
Heavyweight 7 October 2016 England Dillian Whyte 19-1 (15 KO) 0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Boxing". Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sport | Round one for women's boxing". BBC News. 1998-11-24. Retrieved 2015-09-30.


External links

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