Boxing has been the ultimate arena for the purpose of betting and there are many online sites that offer the betting opportunities to the gamblers. Following is a description of the boards, weight classes, World Boxing bodies, champions and betting in Boxing.

British Boxing Board of Control

The British Boxing Board of Control has existed since the year 1929 and is the oldest board of boxing consisting of fifteen weight class categories. The competitions organized by the Board are of the national level. Another notable point about the British Boxing Board is that if the match is non title then the referee decides the winner. The boxing fights for title are judged by three judges but the referee can affect the final decision.

World Boxing Bodies

The biggest names in the field of World Boxing that you need to know are World Boxing Council, World Boxing Organization, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association. These councils and federations are not taken very seriously though, instead these days the winner of the boxing match is decided by the consensus rather than the referee.

Boxing Weight Classes

The major councils and federations recognize around seventeen classes of boxing weights of which only a few are important. Amongst these seventeen weight classes the most popular ones are light weight, heavy weight, middleweight, flyweight, featherweight and bantamweight. There are many more classes apart from these popular ones. The lower level weight class players enjoy more fame and popularity than the heavy weight class players.

Boxing Champions

The most famous world boxing champions are Manny Pacquiao aka Filipino phenom who belongs to the lower weight class and the Klitschko brothers that is Wladimir and Vitali belonging to the heavyweight class. Some other names in this field are Juan Manuel Marquez, David Haye and Carl Froch.

Betting on Boxing

There are many online sports book sites that offer betting opportunities on boxing and its major events and tournaments. When betting on boxing try to avoid straight bets especially for the main tournaments.