Jamaica Boxing Association governs the sport of boxing in Jamaica. Association which was founded in 1929 by the Right Excellent Norman Manley, is itself governed by the Jamaica Boxing Board of Control (JBBC). The Board of Control is responsible for providing “guidelines for the administration of the sport.”
In Jamaica there are 9 gyms registered to train boxers, including the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Gym located at Up Park Camp in Kingston. All told, there are around 130 boxers being trained at the 9 gyms. Boxing bouts and matches are organized either by the local gyms or by international bodies. Jamaica has produced many world-class boxers including Bunny Sterling, the first immigrant to hold a British title. British World Champion Lennox Lewis was born of Jamaican parents.
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Officers of the JBBC / Board of Directors
- Stephen Jones, President
- Alexander Johnson, 1st Vice President
- Lt. Col. Derek Robinson, 2nd Vice President
- Leroy Brown, O.D., General Secretary
- Doreen Brown, Asst General Secretary
- Alastair MacBeath, Treasurer
- Keith Brown
- Kingsley Goodison
- Wallace Campbell
- Sonia Jackson
- Luke Irons
- Justin Robinson
Contacts
| Boys Town Contact: Devon Clark Address: Boys Town, Kingston Phone: (876)448-0176 Boxers: 20 | Bruising Gym Contact: Carl Grant Address: Stony Hill, St. Andrew Phone: (876)423-6971 Boxers: 20 | G. C. Foster Contact: Rodriques Address: Spanish Town, St. Catherine Phone: (876)472-5737 Boxers: 5 |
| Hard Knocks Contact: Andrew Boland Address: Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland Phone: (876)406-2730 Boxers: 5 | Heavy Metal Contact: Porter Reid Address: St Ann's Bay, St. Ann Phone: (876)427-0585 Boxers: 20 | Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Contact: Kingsley Barrett Address: Up Park Camp, Kingston Phone: (876)408-0126 Boxers: 10 |
| Job's Gym Contact: Job Walters Address: Anchovy, St. James Phone: (876)369-7560 Boxers: 15 | Stanley Couch Contact: Kingsley Goodison Address: Victoria Avenue, Kingston Phone: (876)858-4286 Boxers: 20 | Tiger Gym Contact: Godfrey Collins Address: c/o Stanley Couch Gym, Victoria Avenue, Kingston Phone: (876)414-8556 Boxers: 5 |
| Jamaica Boxing Association 1 Belmont Road Kingston 5 Phone: (876) 968-8077 |
