Brimbank boxer Jacob Cassar has been named to represent Australia at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England in September.
Australia will send an aspiring squad of fighters with a mix of experienced Olympians and next generation step out to represent their country on the global stage.
The team has been selected to compete across a range of weight divisions from September 4-14 at the M&S Bank Arena, marking the first elite-level global event for World Boxing, the new International Federation that has ensured boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic Games.
Boxing Australia have selected and conditionally selected athletes who have demonstrated the ability to achieve set outcomes.
One of the outcomes was boxers who demonstrate potential for top eight performances at the 2025 World Boxing Championships, podium-level results at future events including the 2026 Commonwealth Games, 2027 World Boxing Championships and the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
Cassar has been selected in the men’s 60-kiogram event.
Boxing Australia chief executive Dinah Glykidis congratulated all the athletes, saying they were primed to build on the sport’s historic results in Paris and take important first steps ahead of next year’s Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
“This is an exciting group we believe can deliver some strong results for Australia in Liverpool later this year,” she said.
“It’s also an investment in the future and we can’t wait to go on a journey with these athletes as we head towards a Commonwealth Games in 2026 and the next Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.”
The team will commence their preparation with the World Boxing Cup event in Kazakhstan followed by a pre-departure camp in Canberra in August, before heading to Glasgow for a training camp ahead of the championships in Liverpool.
Former Wyndham resident Marissa Williamson Pohlman has also been selected in the team.
