BOXER REGISTRATION

BOXER REGISTRATION

1. All Boxers in the UKAF are to be registered online from 1 September 2020, all service Boxers should fall in to one of the categories a – d below and the procedure for registration for each Boxer is covered comprehensively in a dedicated paragraph for each category throughout this section;

 

1. Boxers with no previous boxing or combat sports experience (See Para 5).

 

1. Boxers with previous boxing experience (not inc unlicensed boxing see c below).

 

1. With BCR1 (See para 6a)

 

1. Lost BCR1 or no registration card – (See para 6b).

 

1. Boxers with Previous Combat Sports Experience (See para 7).

 

1. Change of status from Service Only to England Boxing Registration or vice versa (See para 9).

 

2. Boxers with no previous boxing or combat sports experience

 

1. Log in to englandboxinginsight.com and complete the online registration process as prompted for a NEW BOXER. All Boxers will require an appropriate digital photo of themselves to upload during this process.

 

1. For ALL Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force Boxers NOT selecting SERVICE ONLY BOXING, payment (£11) will need to be made by credit or debit card on registration. (in some instances, this may be claimed back from your unit).

 

1. Service Only Boxing (Applicable to Army BA only). The registration fee of £5 per individual will be paid out with this process, by bank transfer to ASCB Acc: 10529980 Sort: 16-19-26 referencing Boxing and your unit or by cheque made payable to CENTRAL BANK ASCB).

 

1. Following step 1 and either 2 or 3 with receipt of the affiliation application and payment from your Boxing Officer will initiate the preparation of your Boxing Competition Record book (BCR1) by your Single Service Registrar. This book will be returned to the unit prior to the Boxer undertaking the Annual Medical.

 

1. Boxers are required to take their newly prepared BCR1 in to the Annual Medical and ensure the Dr signs Section E stating the Boxer is FIT TO BOX as well as completing Annex B of JSP 950 Leaflet 2-1-1 (this will be printed off by the Medical Centre and requires both Boxer and Dr signatures).

 

1. On completion of the Annual Medical process the BCR1s are collected by the Boxing Officer and returned to the Army Boxing Association with a passport photo of each Boxer and the Annex B of JSP 950 Statement of Passed Annual Medical where the following will occur;

 

1. Stamped for the season
2. Photo affixed in front of BCR1
3. Annex B stapled to back of BCR1
4. Annual Medical date recorded on Vault.

 

1. This completes the registration process and the BCR1 is returned to the Boxer at the unit.

 

3. Boxers with previous boxing experience (renewal)

 

1. With Registration Card – This process is for a Boxer that has registered with a sS Boxing Association in the UKAF Boxing Association;

 

1. Log in to www.englandboxinginsight.com and complete the online registration process as prompted for a RENEWAL, updating the information contained as appropriate

 

1. For ALL Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force Boxers NOT selecting SERVICE ONLY BOXING payment (£11) will need to be made by credit or debit card on registration. (this can usually be claimed back from your unit).

 

• For Army Boxers selecting Service Only Boxing (Applicable to Army BA only). The registration fee of £5 per individual will be paid out with this process, by bank transfer to ASCB Acc: 10529980 Sort: 16-19-26 referencing Boxing and your unit or by cheque made payable to CENTRAL BANK ASCB).

 

1. Annual Medical – Attend the Annual Medical before sending the BCR1 to your Single Service Registrar, ensuring the Dr signs Section F stating the Boxer is FIT TO BOX as well as completing Annex B of JSP 950 Leaflet 2-1-1 (this will be printed off by the Medical Centre and requires both Boxer and Dr signatures).

 

1. On completion of the Annual Medical process the BCR1s is handed to the Boxing Officer and returned to the Army Boxing Association with the Annex B of JSP 950 Statement of Passed Annual Medical where the following will occur;

 

1. Stamped for the season

 

1. Annex B stapled to back of BCR1

 

1. Annual Medical date recorded on Vault.

 

1. This completes the registration process and the BCR1 is returned to the Boxer at the unit.
   1. Lost or Misplaced Registration Card – The loss of a Boxing Registration Card will result in an automatic 30 day* suspension, the start date of which shall be when the sS Registration Officer receives the application for replacement.

 

* This suspension is to investigate the loss and record of the Boxers and to ensure any medical suspension that may have been imposed is spent (medical suspensions are annotated in a Boxer’s record book and are not routinely transferred to a soldiers Medical Documents).

 

1. A thorough search including contacting civilian clubs or previous units must be undertaken.

 

1. A letter from the Unit Boxing Officer is required for verification (lost Registration cards will invoke a 30-day exclusion from boxing from the date of receipt of the application by the Single Service Registration Officer).

 

• Follow all the steps for a Boxer with no previous experience as stated above in Para 5.

 

4. Boxers with Previous Combat Sports Experience referred to as Individual Physical Contact Sport (Information).

 

1. A Boxer who has competed at an amateur level in any Individual Physical Contact Sport is eligible to register as a Boxer (a Boxer who has registered to an alternative Boxing Federation i.e. Boxing Scotland, Wales Boxing etc is subject to the process below), under the following conditions:

 

1. When an amateur athlete from any Individual Physical Contact Sport turns to Boxing, the individual must inform the UKAFBA who will notify England Boxing who in turn investigate the declaration of the individual and then register this information on their database.

 

1. England Boxing is responsible for ensuring that the amateur athlete will only start participating in all official sanctioned National Level Competitions including National Championships a minimum of at least one (1) year after the amateur athlete has registered in boxing from another Individual Physical Contact Sport based on the history of the athlete in the concerned sport(s) or when given authority to do so by England Boxing.

 

1. In addition, the Boxer may not participate in any other Individual Physical Contact Sport whilst registered to England Boxing via UKAFBA.

 

1. The Boxer must have competed in at least one (1) National Championships organized by the National Federation the Boxer is representing before being eligible to participate in any AIBA Competition.

 

1. For the information of Coaches and Boxers England Boxing have devised a template matrix for Boxers with previous combat sports experience as a guide to give all parties an idea of what the experience represents with regard to boxing as follows;

Individual Physical Contact Sport Conversion Matrix

Combat Sport	Conversion (other contest = England Boxing contest)
White Collar Boxing	1 contest = 1 contest
Muay Thai	1 contest = 0.75 contest
Kick Boxing (Full Contact)	1 contest = 0.75 contest
Kick Boxing (Semi Contact)	1 contest = 0.5 contest
Karate (Full Contact)	1 contest = 0.75 contest
Karate (Semi Contact)	1 contest = 0.5 contest
Karate (Light / Points)	1 contest = 0.25 contest
Taekwondo	1 contest = 0.25 contest
MMA	1 contest = 0.75 contest
Judo	1-10 = 1, 11-20 = 2, 21-30 = 3, 31-40 = 4, 41-50 = 5, 50+ = 6
Wrestling	1-10 = 1, 11-20 = 2, 21-30 = 3, 31-40 = 4, 41-50 = 5, 50+ = 6

After multiplication round up to nearest whole number.

All Boxers and Coaches are required to declare all of their experience and allow the registrations officer to determine the category of the Boxer.

5. Boxers with Previous Combat Sports Experience (Registration)

 

1. Log in to englandboxinginsight.com and complete the online registration process as prompted for a NEW BOXER. All Boxers will require an appropriate digital photo of themselves to upload during this process.

 

1. For ALL Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force Boxers NOT selecting ‘Service Only Boxing’, payment (£11) will need to be made by credit or debit card on registration. (this can usually be claimed back from your unit).

 

1. Service Only Boxing (Applicable to Army BA only). The registration fee of £5 per individual will be paid out with this process by cheque made payable to

CENTRAL BANK ASCB or by bank transfer to

ASCB Acc: 10529980 Sort: 16-19-26 Reference “unit abbreviation” Boxing

 

1. During the online registration process a declaration of any previous Individual Physical Contact Sport experience is required; should you have experience in more than 1 activity there is an option to add additional experience.

 

1. Declare to your Coach and Boxing Officer any previous Individual Physical Contact Sport as each Boxer will sign the nominal roll submitted by the Boxing Officer as a true record of experience that is counter signed by the unit Commanding Officer. Submit any license or record book to your Coach or Boxing Officer to forward to the Single Service registrar (this will be returned).

 

1. Following step 1 and either 2 or 3 with receipt of the affiliation application and payment from your Boxing Officer will initiate the preparation of your Boxing Competition Record book (BCR1) by your Single Service Registrar. This book will be returned to the unit prior to the Boxer undertaking the Annual Medical.
2. Boxers are required to take their newly prepared BCR1 in to the Annual Medical and ensure the Dr signs Section E stating the Boxer is FIT TO BOX as well as completing Annex B of JSP 950 Leaflet 2-1-1 (this will be printed off by the Medical Centre and requires both Boxer and Dr signatures).

 

1. On completion of the Annual Medical process the BCR1s are collected by the Boxing Officer and returned to the Army Boxing Association with a passport photo of each Boxer and the Annex B of JSP 950 Statement of Passed Annual Medical where the following will occur;

 

1. Stamped for the season

 

1. Photo affixed in front of BCR1

 

• Annex B stapled to back of BCR1

 

1. Annual Medical date recorded on Vault.

 

7. On receipt of permission by England Boxing to register the Boxer with declared Individual Physical Contact Sport experience the BCR1 is edited with an appropriate bout record using the matrix in para 7.

 

1. This completes the registration process and the BCR1 is returned to the Boxer at the unit.

 

6. Change of status from Service Only to England Boxing Registration. During the season a Boxer registered to the Army Boxing Association for Service Only activities may wish to be involved at a club or an event involving civilians and require a change in status with their registration should contact the Army Boxing Association Registrar at the earliest opportunity.

 

Re-registration

 

7. Re-registration. A Registration Book is valid for 1 year (1 Sept 2020 – 31 May 2021) for the season annotated by the England Boxing stamp or for Service Only Boxers by the Army sticker. It must be renewed annually thereafter. The process to follow is the same as registration with previous experience in para 6. Boxing outside of the expiry date of the sticker/stamp or via a civilian (i.e. non-Service Boxing) is not permitted.

 

1. Unit Action. Boxing Registration Cards. Boxing Registration Cards are accountable documents. Therefore, units are to initiate a policy that will ensure that the Registration Card is safeguarded against loss, damage or defacement.

 

1. The Boxing Registration Card is not to be altered in any manner within units. sS Secretaries only can affect amendments to a Boxing Registration Card. Any issues requiring changes are to be explained comprehensively and sent with the Boxing Registration Card to the sS for action.

 

1. Action on Posting. On posting from the unit, the Boxing Registration Card is to be forwarded to the new unit together with the individual’s medical documents. Should a Boxing Registration Card be lost/misplaced between postings, the unit that received the Boxing Registration Card from sS Boxing Association is to complete a statement relating to the loss, the action taken to find it and then forward the statement to sS Boxing Secretary.