History
The Curaçao Boxing Association was established January 5, 1977, as Curaçaose Amateur Boks Associatie (CABA).
November 2014 the statutes and name were changed to the Curacao Boxing Association (CuraBox).
In 2018, under the chairmanship of Edwin Baas, CuraBox received, as national federation for the country Curaçao, official membership of the International Boxing Association (IBA), formerly known as AIBA (Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur). Previously Curaçao was together with St. Maarten member as the Netherlands Antilles, however the Netherlands Antilles were dissolved in 2010.
See photo gallery for activities, events and moments from 2009 to present.
Board
The current board of the non-profit organization CuraBox consists of the following volunteers:
President Edwin Baas
Vice-president Andy Frans
Treasurer Sem Klein
Secretary Erwin Kleiboer
Commissioner Huibertico Balentien
Affiliation
CuraBox is official member of the International Boxing Association (IBA), AMBC (American Boxing Confederation) and FDOK (Federashon Deporte i Olímpiko Kòrsou).
Clubs
CuraBox is the national umbrella organization for boxing in Curaçao.
- AA Boxing
- Baas Sports
- Boca Boxing Club
- Kapap Center Curacao
- Pro-Fit Health & Martial Arts
- Rejuvenate Health Club
- Supreme Boxing Centre
- Team Farao
- Voltrix
The sport of boxing is widely practiced for a population of less than 150,000, because in addition to these clubs, there are also many clubs that are not participating in competitions and there are many gyms too, that use boxing as a form of fitness, like box-fit.
Competition Officials
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Would you, or anyone you know, like to become a Competition Official, explore your potential to become a referee and/or judge?
If you are interested in becoming a Competition Official, please contact us and register for the course.
Honorary members
Honorary members of CuraBox:
Ak Rojer
J.R. Khrishnadath
Edmond Lodowica
Marcelo “Cheo” Zimmerman