British Boxing Board of Control














British Boxing Board of Control
SportBoxing
AbbreviationBBBofC
Founded1929[1]
LocationCardiff
ReplacedNational 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.




Contents





  • 1 Councils


  • 2 Lonsdale Belt


  • 3 Scoring


  • 4 Museum


  • 5 Champions


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




Councils


The Board divides the country into eight "Area" Councils:[3]


  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
11–0 (6 KO)
0

Super Flyweight


vacant



Bantamweight
27 September 2018

Scotland Ukashir Farooq
10–0 (4 KO)
0

Super Bantamweight


vacant



Featherweight
26 September 2015

England Ryan Walsh
22–2–2 (11 KO)
4

Super Featherweight
14 April 2018

England Sam Bowen
14–0 (10 KO)
0

Lightweight
7 October 2017

England Lewis Ritson
17–1 (11 KO)
3

Light Welterweight
13 October 2018

England Robbie Davies Jr
16–1 (11 KO)
0

Welterweight
20 October 2018

England Johnny Garton
23–1–1 (10 KO)
0

Light Middleweight
27 October 2018

England Ted Cheeseman
15–0 (9 KO)
0

Middleweight


vacant



Super Middleweight
3 November 2018

England Zach Parker
17–0 (11 KO)
0

Light Heavyweight
24 March 2018

Scotland Callum Johnson
17–1 (12 KO)
0

Cruiserweight
22 September 2018

England Lawrence Okolie
10–0 (7 KO)
0

Heavyweight
12 May 2018

England Hughie Fury
21–1 (11 KO)
0


See also


  • List of British heavyweight boxing champions

  • List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions

  • List of British middleweight boxing champions

  • List of British welterweight boxing champions

  • List of British lightweight boxing champions

  • List of British featherweight boxing champions

  • List of British bantamweight boxing champions

  • List of British flyweight boxing champions

  • The Amateur Boxing Association which governs Amateur boxing in the United Kingdom


References




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  2. ^ "Sport | Round one for women's boxing". BBC News. 1998-11-24. Retrieved 2015-09-30.


  3. ^ "British Boxing Board of Control". BBBofC. 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2017.






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