Boxing has appeared on the
program of every
Commonwealth Games, with the
program changed only through
the addition of new weight
categories and the
conversion of weight
divisions from pounds to
kilograms in 1970.
English boxers claimed five
of the eight gold medals on
offer at the first British
Empire Games in Hamilton,
Canada, in 1930.
The number of weight
divisions soon expanded from
eight to 10 for the
Vancouver Games of 1954,
then 11 for the 1970 Games
in Edinburgh and 12 with the
addition of the Super
Heavyweight category when
the Games returned to
Edinburgh in 1986.
In Previous Games
Of the 12 gold medals
awarded in Boxing at
Manchester 2002, Australia
claimed three, Canada and
England two each and India,
Zambia, Nigeria, Wales and
Pakistan one each.
Overall, England won seven
Boxing medals (2 gold, 3
silver, 2 bronze) as did
Canada (2 gold, 2 silver, 3
bronze), Australia (3 gold,
1 bronze) and Nigeria (1
gold, 3 bronze) four each
and India (1, 1, 1), Zambia
(1, 1, 1) and South Africa
(0, 1, 2) three each.
At Melbourne 2006
All bouts in the Boxing
competition will be
contested at the Melbourne
Exhibition Centre (EXC),
with gold medals available
in 11 weight divisions, from
Light Flyweight (48kg) to
Super Heavyweight (over
91kg). Each country can
nominate up to 11 boxers.
The competition is conducted
according to the rules of
the International Amateur
Boxing Association (AIBA)
and follows a knockout
format, with the winner of
each bout progressing to the
next round and the loser
eliminated. There are no
seedings and a random draw
determines opponents in each
weight category.
As bronze medals are awarded
to the losers of the
semi-final bouts, there will
be 44 medals awarded.
What's New
Boxing's open scoring system
will be used at the
Commonwealth Games for the
first time.
With the elimination of the
Light Middleweight (71kg)
category, there are only two
divisions between
Lightweight (60kg) and
Middleweight (75kg), where
there were three for the
previous five Games,
including Manchester.
As a result the Light
Welterweight limit changes
slightly from 63.5kg to 64kg
while the Welterweight limit
is up from 67kg to 69kg.