Boxing at the Pacific Games has been contested since 1963 when it was included as one of ten sports at the inaugural games held in Suva, Fiji. The Pacific Games was known as the South Pacific Games prior to 2011.
The weight classes used for the Pacific Games are in accordance with International Boxing Association (IBA) classifications.
Boxing has also been included in many of the Pacific Mini Games, starting with the first edition held at Honiara in 1981.
Editions GamesYear Host cityHost countryBest nation I 1963 Suva II 1966 Nouméa III 1969 Port Moresby Papua and New Guinea IV 1971 Pirae V 1975 Tumon VI 1979 Suva VII 1983 Apia VIII 1987 Nouméa IX 1991 Port Moresby X 1995 Pirae XI 1999 Santa Rita XII 2003 Suva XIII 2007 Apia XIV 2011 Nouméa XV 2015 Port Moresby XVI 2019 Apia XVII 2023 Honiara XVIII 2027 Papeete TBD
Summary The boxing weight classes contested at each Pacific Games are listed in the table below. Flag icons and three letter country code indicate the nationality of the gold medal winner of an event, where this information is known; otherwise an (X) is used. An Olympic Qualifier is designated (OQ) instead of using a flag icon where the event was not counted in the official Pacific Games medal tally. Selecting or hovering over a country code with a dotted underline will reveal the name of the event winner. A dash (–) indicates a weight division that was not contested.
Men
Games Year Host city Weight class Medalevents Ref Mini-mum Light-Fly Fly Bantam Feather Light Light-Welter Welter Light-Middle Middle Light-Heavy CruiserHeavy Super-Heavy –48 kg51 kg54 kg57 kg60 kg63.5 kg67 kg71 kg75 kg81 kg–81+ kg– I 1963 () Suva – – – – – –8 II 1966 () Nouméa – – – – 10 III 1969 () Port Moresby – – – –10 IV 1971 Papeete – – –11 V 1975 Tumon – – –11 VI 1979 Suva – – –11 VII 1983 Apia – X X – X12 91 kg91+ kg VIII 1987 Nouméa – – –11 IX 1991 Port Moresby – – 12 X 1995 Papeete – – 12 XI 1999 () Santa Rita – – 12 64 kg69 kg– XII 2003 () Suva – – – 11 XIII 2007 () Apia – – – 11–49 kg52 kg56 kg– XIV 2011 () Nouméa – – – –10 XV 2015 () Port Moresby – – – – 10 XVI 2019 () Salelologa – – – – 10 48 kg50 kg51 kg54 kg57 kg60 kg63.5 kg67 kg71 kg75 kg80 kg86 kg92 kg92+ kg XVII 2023 () Honiara – OQ OQ OQ OQ OQ OQ OQ6
Women Games Year Host city Mini-mum Light-Fly Fly Bantam Feather Light Light-Welter Welter Light-Middle Middle Light-Heavy Cruiser Heavy Super-Heavy Medalevents Ref––51 kg––60 kg–––75 kg–––– XV 2015 () Port Moresby – – – – – – – – – – –3 XVI 2019 () Salelologa – – – – – – – – – – –348 kg50 kg52 kg54 kg57 kg60 kg63.5 kg67 kg71 kg75 kg81 kg–81+ kg– XVII 2023 () Honiara OQ OQ OQ OQ OQOQ – – 6
Pacific Mini Games The boxing weight classes contested at each Pacific Mini Games are listed in the table below. Flag icons and three letter country code indicate the nationality of the gold medal winner of an event, where this information is known; otherwise an (X) is used. Moving the cursor onto a country code with a dotted underline will reveal the name of the gold medal winner. A dash (–) indicates a weight division that was not contested.
Men's boxing
Games Year Host city Weight class Medalevents Ref Mini-mum Light-Fly Fly Bantam Feather Light Light-Welter Welter Light-Middle Middle Light-Heavy CruiserHeavy Super-Heavy –48 kg51 kg54 kg57 kg60 kg63.5 kg67 kg71 kg75 kg81 kg–81+ kg– I 1981 Honiara – – – 11 91 kg91+ kg III 1989 Nuku'alofa – – – 12 IV 1993 () Port Vila – – 12 V 1997 () Pago Pago – – 12 VIII 2009 () Rarotonga – – – – – 9–49 kg52 kg56 kg– X 2017 () Port Vila – – – – 10
See also Boxing at the Commonwealth Games Boxing at the Summer Olympics
Notes
References
External links South Pacific Games index on amateur-boxing.strefa.pl