USA Boxing

USA Boxing
Formation1978
TypeNational governing body (NGB)
HeadquartersColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Region served
United States
AffiliationsUSOPC and World Boxing
Websitewww.usaboxing.org

USA Boxing is the national governing body for Olympic-style boxing. It is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and World Boxing, which sets its rules.[1][2][3]

USA Boxing (5840720470)

Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Boxing is a non-profit organization responsible for the administration, development and promotion of Olympic-style boxing in the United States.[4]

Bronze Medal Bout of the girls' –51 kg (flyweight) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires on 18 October 2018: United States vs. Bulgaria.

USA Boxing comprises 56 Local Boxing Committees, which are grouped into 13 geographical regions. These LBCs, along with the coaches, athletes, and officials, form the backbone of USA Boxing and Olympic-style boxing in the United States. Boxing facilities, coaches, officials and athletes may be affiliated with USA Boxing, with athletes receiving an official "passbook" to be presented and marked at all sanctioned events. Athletes are classified according to age, gender and weight, with boxers younger than seventeen known as "juniors" and those thirty-five or older known as "masters".

  1. ^ "Striking a Blow for Equality: Dallas Malloy has won her fight to be America's first sanctioned female amateur boxer. The scrappy 16-year-old knows the rewards of blood, sweat and a killer instinct". Los Angeles Times. 1993-10-18. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  2. ^ "To fix a broken U.S. boxing Olympic program, why not a Dream Team?". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  3. ^ "A Ring of One's Own". The New Yorker. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Down but Not Out". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-19.