An exciting new generation of Australian boxing talent will take centre stage in Glasgow, with Commonwealth Games Australia today naming an eight\u2011athlete team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Headlining the squad is\u00a0Emma-Sue Greentree\u00a0(Women\u2019s 75kg), who leads a talented and determined group of boxers set to make their Commonwealth Games debuts in Glasgow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Greentree enters the Games off the back of valuable international experience, having just finished competing at the World Boxing Cup in Brazil, alongside five of her fellow selected teammates.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
All eight selected athletes will be competing at their first Commonwealth Games, marking an important milestone in their sporting\u00a0careers\u00a0and reflecting the continued depth and growth of Australian boxing on the international stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Speaking on her\u00a0selection, Greentree said she was proud to reach a major milestone in her career, following a successful campaign at the World Boxing Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud to be selected to represent Australia at my first Commonwealth Games,\u201d Greentree said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0something\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0worked towards for a long time, and to come off a successful World Boxing Cup campaign and now have that opportunity in Glasgow is\u00a0really special.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited to step into the ring, test myself against the best, and make the most of every moment wearing the green and gold.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fellow team member\u00a0Lekeisha\u00a0Pergoliti\u00a0(Women\u2019s 70kg), who recently claimed silver at the Brazil World Cup, said the experience had further motivated her ahead of her Commonwealth Games debut.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cComing so close in Brazil has only made me hungrier,\u201d\u00a0Pergoliti\u00a0said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat experience on the international stage has given me a lot of confidence, and I\u2019m excited to build on it heading into my first Commonwealth Games with this team.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Joining Greentree\u00a0and\u00a0Pergoliti\u00a0in the women\u2019s competition are\u00a0Eve Bryson\u00a0(Women\u2019s 65kg)\u00a0and\u00a0Monique Suraci\u00a0(Women\u2019s\u00a054kg).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suraci\u00a0finished ninth in her division at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,\u00a0while\u00a0Bryson\u00a0is a two-time national champion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the men\u2019s competition,\u00a0Jacob Cassar\u00a0(Men\u2019s\u00a065kg),\u00a0Jye Dixon\u00a0(Men\u2019s 55kg),\u00a0Lachlan Lawson\u00a0(Men\u2019s 90ks) and\u00a0Paul Trainor\u00a0(Men\u2019s 80kg)\u00a0will\u00a0contest their respective divisions as part of a dynamic debut squad in Glasgow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chef de Mission\u00a0Petria Thomas OAM OLY\u00a0said the team\u00a0represents\u00a0an exciting new generation of Australian boxing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to welcome this group of athletes onto the Commonwealth Games team,\u201d Thomas said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFor all eight to be making their debut is a fantastic achievement and speaks to the strength of Australia\u2019s boxing pathway.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve earned this opportunity, and we\u2019re confident they will embrace the experience and represent Australia with pride in Glasgow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Boxing Australia\u00a0CEO\u00a0Dinah Glykidis\u00a0welcomed today\u2019s\u00a0announcement\u00a0of the boxers who have confirmed their\u00a0selection\u00a0to the 2026\u00a0Commonwealth Games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an exciting moment for Boxing Australia to be able to confirm this team, with eight athletes selected to represent Australia\u00a0in\u00a0Glasgow,\u201d\u00a0Glykidis\u00a0said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a talented and determined group\u00a0who\u2019ve\u00a0earned their opportunity and are ready to test themselves against the best boxers across the Commonwealth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know they\u2019ll continue to develop over the coming months, and we\u2019re really looking forward to seeing them represent the green and gold in Glasgow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The team has been selected following strong performances across national selection events and international competition, with selectors highlighting the athletes\u2019 technical skill, resilience, and potential to perform on the world stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
AUSTRALIAN\u00a0BOXING\u00a0TEAM \u2013 GLASGOW 2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES\u00a0<\/p>\n
Boxing\u00a0has been\u00a0on the program at every Commonwealth Games, with\u00a0women\u2019s events added\u00a0to the competition\u00a0for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s most successful Games was at Gold Coast 2018, with eight medals, including three gold\u00a0medals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s most successful male boxer is\u00a0Tony Madigan\u00a0who won three medals, including two gold\u00a0medals.\u00a0Shelley Watts\u00a0is Australia\u2019s first female boxing gold medallist, winning gold in the Women\u2019s\u00a060kg division at the Glasgow Games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games will run from 23 July to 2 August. Boxing events will take place at the\u00a0Scottish Event Campus (SEC), in the\u00a0SEC\u00a0Centre from Friday 24 July to Saturday 1 August.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An exciting new generation of Australian boxing talent will take centre stage in Glasgow, with Commonwealth Games Australia…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":635231,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-635230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=635230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/635231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=635230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=635230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=635230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}