Registration

Registration Information

In order to compete as an amateur boxer it’s best to contact a registered amateur boxing club. Check out the list of registered clubs for clubs in your area. Clubs function independently, setting their own program schedules and prices, so it’s in your best interest to visit a few clubs to find the one that best suits your goals, budget and time frame.

Complete Registration Form and Medical

Once you join a registered amateur boxing club, you need to complete a registration form to become a member of Boxing Alberta. You can either become a Recreational member (non-sparring) or a Competitor (sparring). Boxing Alberta provides insurance coverage for both member types. If you are registering as a competitor, you will require a complete medical examination, indicating that you are fit to box and you will receive a competition passbook that will be used to record all your bouts.

Registration Forms

Boxers can either be independent or affiliated with a registered club in their area to be approved for registration. When registering, boxers must return:

• • Boxing Alberta Registration Form – All forms must be completely filled
  • Medical Form – a Current medical form (less than one year) is required and a copy is to be attached to their passbook. *In order to compete the medical must be less than a year at the beginning of the competition. Open boxers competing also require the medical completed in their passbook.
  • Previous involvement in any Combat Sport with the number of bouts must be completed
  • The appropriate membership fee:
    • Recreational: $20
    • Competitor: $120

Please note that the turnaround time for Boxing Canada to process applications is 2-3 weeks. Please allow this time for your registrations.

Registrations requested within a week are subject to an additional fee. Contact the office for details.

Send your completed application and a cheque made payable to Boxing Alberta by:

The 2023-24 Season starts September 1, 2023.

All accounts are 30 days.

TO REGISTER FOR 2023-24 AS A COACH OR AN OFFICIAL A CURRENT CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK INCLUDING VULNERABLE SECTOR IS MANDATORY. BOXING ALBERTA CONSIDERS THESE VALID FOR 5 YEARS FROM COMPLETION DATE.

2023-24 Registration Packages can be found here: 2023-24 Registration Package

Need more information?

Phone Boxing Alberta office: (780) 427-6515
Email albertaboxing@gmail.com

New to boxing? 

The athlete trains for approximately 6 – 12 months at the club/gym learning the fundamentals of boxing; stance, defense, ring craft, offense, combinations, rules, and shadow boxing (non-contact boxing). When the athlete, and/or coach and parent decide the athlete is ready to spar, the coach then must register the athlete as a competitor with Boxing Alberta (to register see below). Once this is completed the coach can arrange sparring sessions for the boxer, which are contact boxing trainings that are not scored. The purpose is to hone the boxer’s skills and knowledge before stepping into the ring for an actual bout.

When a boxer has developed a sufficient skill set to begin boxing, the coach then arranges to bring the athlete to club shows and matches them up with an opponent of similar age, weight, skill level, and gender. The next step from club shows is novice developmental tournaments. Once a boxer becomes “Open Class”, meaning they have competed in 11 bouts or more, they are eligible to compete in provincial championships. If you win a provincial championship you become part of a Provincial Team that competes at National Championships hosted by Boxing Canada. After the Nationals there are International shows and tournaments, Commonwealth and PanAm Games, and ultimately the Olympics.

We often have new boxers join our membership in Olympic years hoping to participate in the Olympic Games in that year – this is not possible! It takes many years of competing on a provincial, national, and international level to reach the Olympic Qualifiers and have an opportunity to box at the Olympic Games. Generally it would take an athlete 6-10 years to reach this level. So it’s best to start early – boxers over 34 years of age are not allowed to compete internationally.