Boxing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
| Boxing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | SEC Centre |
| Dates | 24 July – 1 August 2026 |
| Competitors | 201 from 43 nations |
| Boxing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 55 kg | 51 kg | |
| 60 kg | 54 kg | |
| 65 kg | 57 kg | |
| 70 kg | 60 kg | |
| 80 kg | 65 kg | |
| 90 kg | 70 kg | |
| +90 kg | 75 kg | |
Boxing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was the 23rd appearance of the Boxing at the Commonwealth Games. The boxing competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was held in Glasgow, Scotland, at the SEC Centre. It is one of the founding sports, having featured in every edition of the Games since the inaugural 1930 edition; the boxing competition took place within Scotland for the fourth time, with 14 medal events. Two fewer than four years earlier. However, the number of categories for men and women was equalized to seven for each gender.[1]
The competition took place between 24 July and 1 August 2026, spread across fourteen events.[1] India topped the medal table with 10 including a record seven golds.[2][3] England also won 10 medals which was the country's highest tally since 1986.[4][5] Australia won its first Commonwealth Games gold medal since 2018 when Jye Dixon claimed the men's 55 kg,[6] followed later the same day by Emma-Sue Greentree taking the women's 75 kg gold.[7] The only other nation to win a gold medal was Northern Ireland through Jon McConnell in the men's 70 kg.[8] Tarona Taafaki made history by winning the first Commonwealth Games medal in any sport for Tuvalu by taking a bronze in the women's 75 kg despite losing her only bout having been given a bye into the semi-finals.[9][10] Following the conclusion of the Games it was reported that four members of the Ugandan squad and one boxer from Pakistan had failed to return home and were being sought by Police Scotland.[11][12]
Schedule
Preliminary bouts (round of 32 and round of 16 matches) commenced on Friday 24 July, continuing until Monday 27 July. Quarter-finals was held over Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 July, semi-finals on Friday 31 and the gold medal bouts on Saturday 1 August.
The competition schedule was as follows:[13]
| P | Preliminary matches | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | F | Final |
Date Event | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 | Mon 27 | Tue 28 | Wed 29 | Fri 31 | Sat 1 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session → | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | |||
| Men's 55 kg | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||
| Men's 60 kg | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||
| Men's 65 kg | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||
| Men's 70 kg | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||
| Men's 80 kg | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||
| Men's 90 kg | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| Men's +90 kg | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's 51 kg | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| Women's 54 kg | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||
| Women's 57 kg | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| Women's 60 kg | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| Women's 65 kg | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's 70 kg | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's 75 kg | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
Venue
The boxing competition was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow.[14]
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Scotland)
| Rank | CGA | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (16 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg |
Jye Dixon |
Jadumani Singh |
Amadu Mohammed |
| Philip Haoseb | |||
| 60 kg |
Sachin Siwach |
Tryagain Ndevelo |
Owain Harris-Allan |
| Jude Gallagher | |||
| 65 kg |
Patris Mughalzai |
Jacob Cassar |
Pooana Khoahli |
| Emmanuel Katema | |||
| 70 kg |
Jon McConnell |
Orlando Holley-Sotomi |
Merven Clair |
| Sonny Kerr | |||
| 80 kg |
Ankush Panghal |
Dimeji Shittu |
Joshua Ofori |
| Paul Trainor | |||
| 90 kg |
Isaac Okoh |
Connor Williams |
Garyn McAllister |
| Robert McNulty | |||
| +90 kg |
Damar Thomas |
Narender Berwal |
Willie John McCartan |
| Nigel Paul |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 kg |
Sakshi Chaudhary |
Ruby White |
Amber-Jane Wall |
| Mischa Aeres | |||
| 54 kg |
Preeti Pawar |
Scarlett Delgado |
Lauren Mackie |
| Catherine Mwape | |||
| 57 kg |
Jaismine Lamboria |
Michaela Walsh |
Jasmine Daunakamakama |
| Rapelang Maselele | |||
| 60 kg |
Priya Ghanghas |
Marie Al-Ahmadieh |
Fatima Zahra |
| Lucy Kings-Wheatley | |||
| 65 kg |
Sacha Hickey |
Kaci Rock |
Caitlin Rainey |
| Eve Bryson | |||
| 70 kg |
Arundhati Choudhary |
Chantelle Reid |
Rosie Eccles |
| Lekeisha Pergoliti | |||
| 75 kg |
Emma-Sue Greentree |
Lovlina Borgohain |
Mary Kate Smith |
| Tarona Taafaki |
Participating nations
There were 43 participating Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) in boxing with a total of 201 athletes (131 men and 70 women). The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.[15]
Gabon, Guyana and Mozambique entered boxers who were withdrawn on the eve of the games due to not completing mandatory gender testing in time or had visa issues.[16][17][18] A boxer from Nauru was also disqualified.[19]
Antigua and Barbuda (2)
Australia (8)
Bahamas (2)
Bangladesh (3)
Botswana (3)
Canada (6)
England (14)
Fiji (5)
Guernsey (2)
Ghana (10)
Gibraltar (1)
India (14)
Jamaica (1)
Kenya (4)
Kiribati (2)
Lesotho (6)
Malawi (3)
Mauritius (5)
Namibia (5)
Nigeria (6)
Northern Ireland (12)
Niue (5)
Nauru (2)
New Zealand (6)
Pakistan (5)
Papua New Guinea (5)
South Africa (4)
Samoa (4)
Scotland (11)
Seychelles (3)
Sierra Leone (1)
Solomon Islands (4)
Sri Lanka (6)
Eswatini (2)
Tanzania (3)
Tonga (1)
Togo (2)
Trinidad and Tobago (3)
Tuvalu (2)
Uganda (6)
Vanuatu (1)
Wales (7)
Zambia (4)
References
- 1 2 "201 boxers from 43 Nations set to face-off when boxing gets underway at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games". World Boxing. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "India's Golden Boxing Revolution Headlines Historic Commonwealth Games Run". openthemagazine.com. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "India win seven golds, the best-ever Boxing haul at a Commonwealth Games". glasgow2026.com. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2026: England celebrates best boxing total in 40 years". England Boxing. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "England win four boxing golds in Glasgow". BBC Sport. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tears flow as Aussie underdog wins gold in men's 55kg boxing". Nine. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "How sister's Olympic medal inspired Greentree to gold". New South Wales Institute of Sport. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Jon McConnell claims Northern Ireland's only boxing gold medal at Commonwealth Games as Kaci Rock settles for silver". Belfast Telegraph. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Boxer secures Tuvalu's first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a bout". The Guardian. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tarona Taafaki: Boxer lands Tuvalu's first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a fight". Sky News. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Athletes go 'missing' after Commonwealth Games ends". BBC News. 4 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Four members of Ugandan boxing team go missing after Commonwealth Games". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Boxing | Detailed Competition Schedule" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. Glasgow Organizing Committee for the 2026 Commonwealth Games. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- ↑ "Venues for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games". Glasgow 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ↑ "Boxing Number of Entries by CGA" (PDF). www.glasgow2026.com. Glasgow Organizing Committee for the 2026 Commonwealth Games. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Jeux du Commonwealth 2026 : La nageuse Noélie Annette Lacour lance la campagne du Gabon" [2026 Commonwealth Games: Swimmer Noélie Annette Lacour launches Gabon's campaign]. Gabon All Sport (in French). Libreville, Gabon. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "Guyana boxers ruled out of Commonwealth Games after delayed gender test results". Kaieteur News. Georgetown, Guyana. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "Boxe fora dos Jogos da Commonwealth" [Boxing out of the Commonwealth Games]. Jornal Desafio (in Portuguese). Maputo, Mozambique. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "Statement Regarding Athlete Christon Amram". Facebook. Yaren, Naoero: Nauru National Olympic Committee. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.

