It’s hard to believe that athletes are already thinking about the 2008 Olympic Games, but the Road to Beijing begins here.  The new tournament season will feature eight major sanctioned events hosted in Ontario between September and April.  The Champion Series 2005/2006, brought to you by Boxing Ontario and TOP TEN Canada, is listed below:

 Date Tournament 
 Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2005 Summerhays Tournament
Brantford, ON 
 Oct. 28 – Oct. 30, 2005 Junior & Senior Novice Provincial Championships
St. Catharines, ON 
 Nov. 25 – Nov. 27, 2005 Junior & Senior OPEN Provincial Championships
Sarnia, ON 
 Jan. 6 – Jan. 8, 2006 National Senior Championships
St. Catharines, ON 
 Feb. 3 – Feb. 5, 2006 (*TBD*) Brampton Cup
Brampton, ON 
 Mar. 3 – Mar. 5, 2006 Cadet Novice & Open Provincial Championships
Mississauga, ON
 Apr. 7 – Apr. 9, 2006 National Cadet Championships & Female FTS
Sarnia, ON 
 Apr. 28 – Apr. 30, 2006 (*TBD*) Ray McGibbon’s Gloves Tournament
St. Catharines, ON 

* Date of Brampton Cup & Ray McGibbon’s is subject to change

There are also 3 Major Non-Ontario events taking place during the ’05/’06 season.  They are:

 Date Tournament 
 Nov. 4 – Nov. 14, 2005 Men’s World Championships
Mianyang, China 
 Dec. 7 – Dec. 17, 2005 Francophone Games
Niamey, Niger 
 Jan. 26 – Jan. 29, 2006  National Junior Championships & Male FTS
St. Hyacinthe, Quebec 

For more specific information on each tournament, visit our Events section on the website.  Good luck to all competitors as they prepare for the upcoming season!