Boxa

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Boxa
Type Private
Industry Sports equipment
Founded2001;22 years ago (2001)
Founder Anthony Mundine
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Products Boxing gloves and helmets
Owner Anthony Mundine
Website boxa.com.au

Boxa is an Australian boxing, mixed martial arts and clothing brand that was founded in Sydney, Australia in 2001. World boxing champion and former professional rugby league footballer Anthony Mundine started the brand as a boxing gloves and helmets company, but it eventually branched out into clothing as well and a Boxa Bar cafe in Hurstville.

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The Boxa Bar was destroyed by fire in November 2013. At the time the fire was being investigated by police and being treated as suspicious. [1]

Sponsorships

In addition to Mundine advertising his own company's sportswear, several celebrity athlete friends of Mundine also endorse Boxa products.

Athletes

National teams

See also

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References

  1. Suspicious fire destroys Anthony Mundine cafe the Boxa Bar at Hurstville in Sydney on ABC News, 14 Nov 2013
  2. Boxa teams up with Alex Rovers by Perry Johnstone on The South Sydney Herald, 4 May 2013