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Canberra
Boxing Bulletin - Edition 42 - October 2006
Notice
of Special General Meeting
A
General Meeting of the association will be held on Wednesday 15
November 2006 at 7pm, at the Returned Services Club, 13 Moore
Street, Canberra. The agenda is as follows:
1.
That Dr Ross Bills of Queanbeyan be made a Life Member of Boxing
ACT for his professional contributions over many years to amateur
boxing and his support of Boxing ACT since its inception.
2.
That Robert Barron of Calwell be made a Life Member of Boxing ACT
for his lifetime commitment to amateur boxing, and in particular
his contribution to Boxing ACT as a founding member, coach, judge,
coaching coordinator and committee member.
3.
That clause 120 of the constitution of Boxing ACT be amended to
read as follows (proposed changes shown in italics):
Individual
membership eligibility
120.
Individual membership of the association may routinely be
granted to any person resident in the Australian Capital
Territory, or residing within 100 kilometers of the Canberra
General Post Office. Additionally, the Board may by resolution
approve an application for individual membership from a person
resident anywhere in the state of New South Wales.
All
registered boxers, coaches and individual members are eligible to
vote at the general meeting, and registered clubs may appoint a
voting delegate. Each member is entitled to appoint another member
as proxy to vote on their behalf, by notice given to the secretary
no later than twenty-four hours before the time of the meeting.
ACT
Titles – 18 November 2006 at Tradies Club
The
2006 ACT Titles have been moved to Saturday 18 November to avoid a
clash with another event. The weigh-in for all ACT
boxers is from 10am till 11am.
The
draw for title bouts is done immediately after weigh-in concludes,
and no changes can be made to a titles draw.
Boxers
from interstate associations seeking to compete in
non-title bouts may weigh in between 1 and 2pm if they are unable
to attend the 10am weighin.
The
pre-bout medicals are from 4.30-5.30pm and boxing commences 6pm.
Only
boxers already registered with Boxing ACT as at 25 October can box
a Title bout.
There
will be Novice and Open categories. Novices can box in Open
category if they wish. (Senior male boxers with more than 10 bouts
experience are in Open category. For all other divisions, boxers
with more than 5 bouts experience are in Open category.)
Non-title
bouts are permitted, so boxers registered interstate can box at
this tournament, but not in a Title bout.
ACT
Boxers wishing to compete in a title bout must nominate in advance
on the form available at
http://boxingact.org.au/documents/forms/2006_acttitles_nom.pdf
The
form must be returned (preferably by fax) by Wednesday 25 October.
You must be registered as an ACT boxer by that date to nominate.
Please
read the rules for Titles on the other side of this page. To
nominate, download & complete the nomination form from the
website and fax to 6101 9902 immediately.
If
the Secretary subsequently advises you that you have no match for
a title bout, then you can arrange a non-title bout if you wish.
If you do then arrange such a bout, you need to honour that
arrangement and you must advise the Secretary asap, to facilitate
event planning.
Boxers
wishing to box a title bout: please download and complete the
nomination form and return it immediately by fax or mail. The
short period of notice has been caused by our having to bring the
tournament date forward.
RULES
FOR 2006 ACT TITLES - BOXERS AND COACHES PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
The
2006 ACT TITLES will be held on Saturday 18 November 2006 at
the Tradies Club, Launceston St., Woden. The weigh-in
for all ACT boxers is from 10am till 11am. The
draw for title bouts is done immediately after weigh-in concludes
and no changes can be made to a titles draw.
Boxers
from interstate associations seeking to compete in
non-title bouts may weigh in between 1 and 2pm if they are unable
to attend the 10am weighin. The pre-bout medicals are from
4.30-5.30pm and boxing commences 6pm.
Only
boxers already registered with Boxing ACT as at 25 October can box
a Title bout. Non-title bouts are permitted, so boxers
registered interstate can box at this tournament, but not in a
Title bout. Bring your Boxer’s Competition
Record Book to the weigh-in. Please check it beforehand to ensure
you have had a full medical examination within the last twelve
months. You cannot have a full medical “on-the-spot” at
weigh-in.
The
following rules apply to Title bouts:
Age
divisions
You
must box in the correct age division, according to your age on the
day of weigh-in; however boxers aged 17 or 18 can choose to box in
the under-19 or the senior division.
Weight
divisions
Weight
divisions are strictly enforced; however if a boxer is the only
entrant in a weight division, he or she may box in the
next-highest weight division if they wish to.
Experience
There
will be Novice and Open categories. Novices can box in Open
category if they wish.
(Senior
male boxers with more than 10 bouts experience
are in Open category. For all other divisions, boxers with
more than 5 bouts experience are in Open category.)
Duration
of bouts
Seniors
and under 19s must box four rounds of two minutes. All others box
3 rounds.
You
must box to win a title
You
cannot win a title without boxing; however if you are the current
ACT champion and are the only person to weigh-in for that same
age, weight & experience category, you will retain your title.
The current (2005) ACT champions are:
 | Open
Senior male 64kg: Mark Pevinsky, Tuggeranong PCYC
| | Open
Senior male 81kg: Steve Lovett, Tuggeranong PCYC
| | Open
Under 19 male 64kg: James McPherson, Tuggeranong PCYC
| | Novice
senior male: Kane Morgan, Tuggeranong PCYC
| | Novice
senior female 52kg: Natalie Brock, Flames Fitness
| | Novice
under 17 male: Michael Kilby, Turner PCYC
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A
nomination form is available at from our website at
http://boxingact.org.au/documents/forms/2006_acttitles_nom.pdf
If
you intend to weigh-in, please discuss this with your coach to
ensure there are no misunderstandings. You or your coach must send
the nomination form back by 25 October to help us estimate the
number of entries per division. We suggest you
fax the form to 6101 9902
If
the Secretary confirms to you that you have no match for a title
bout, then you can arrange a non-title bout if you wish. If you
arrange such a bout, you need to honour that arrangement and you
must advise the Secretary asap, to facilitate event planning.
Coaches,
you need to ensure your boxer makes the appropriate weight on the
day.
Australian
Championships 2006 and 2007
The
ACT team achieved excellent results at the 2006 Australian
Champion ships in Darwin in July. Gold medallists were: Senior
male, 69kg: Gerard O'Mahony. Under 19, 81kg: Dean Reid. Under 19,
57kg: James McPherson. Under 17, 44kg: Blayden Boyles. Silver
medallists were: Senior female, 52kg: Samantha Dickinson. Senior
female, 63kg: Lupi Sitauti. Under-17, 54kg: Jake McMahon.
Under-19, 64kg: Daniel McDevitt.
Congratulations
to the team manager, all of the boxers, the coaches and the
support staff who worked very hard to make it all run so well. The
next Australian Championships will be in November 2007, at the
Gold Coast in Queensland. (ACT is now scheduled to host the event
in 2009).
We
now have just one year to build up a strong and committed squad of
boxers with the necessary skill to win medals in Queensland next
November. Senior boxers: remember that the 2007 Australian
championships will probably be used to select a national team for
Oceania 2008, which will in turn be the selection mechanism for
the Olympic Games in August 2008 in China.
Level
One Coaching Courses
Boxing
Australia has finally released the new Level One Coaching Course
syllabus. Approximately a dozen people did the L1 course in
Canberra on the weekend 7-8 October. It is possible that we will
run another course this year if there is sufficient demand. If you
are interested, we need your name, address and telephone numbers
asap, plus an indication of which dates you are available in
November/December. Email your details to coaching@boxingact.org.au
Important
Dates for 2007
We
will soon be drawing up the 2007 Calendar of Events. Below are
some of major events at national or international level which may
constrain us in terms of tournament dates.
Coaches
and boxers: we want your suggestions on dates for Canberra
tournaments next year. Please examine the information below and
let us know when you think we should be scheduling our local
shows.
| Fri
9, Sat 10, Sun 11 February 2007 - Oceania Qualifying tournament
(expected to be in Canberra)
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This
selects the Australian 'A' Team (senior males and females). The
Australian 'B' Team will be selected through challenge bouts
around Australia against the Qualifying tournament runner-ups by
the end of February 2007.
| March
2007 - Both A & B teams will have a training camp at the AIS
during March.
| | Late
March or Early April 2007 - Oceania Championships (either in
Canberra or in Samoa – decision expected in November)
| | Sat
12 May to Sat 19 May 2007 – Arafura Games, Darwin (each state
can send a team)
| | November
– Australian Championships, Gold Coast, Queensland
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