The boxing program at the Naval Academy started in 1865 under Admiral David Porter, and flourished at the Naval Academy as an intercollegiate sport from 1920 thru 1931. During that eleven year period Navy was a boxing powerhouse and would be undefeated in dual meets capturing six national titles. Many of the boxers in the program in the 1920's and 1930's were very prominent figures in WW II. Admiral “Bull” halsey was the Boxing Team Officer Rep from 1928-1931. Intercollegiate boxing at the Naval Academy was discontinued in 1941, and the Brigade Boxing Championships were started that year.
In 1976 Navy joined the National Collegiate Boxing Association(NCBA), a non-profit organization whose goal is to provide a safe, positive educational experience for college athletes. Since 1996 the USNA Boxing Team has won five National Championships with many individual All-Americans.
The United States Naval Academy Boxing Team is a Club Sport. Club Sports at USNA are designed to provide a more competitive atmosphere for those midshipmen who are interested in sports at a higher level than intramurals. The Club is midshipmen initiated and midshipmen controlled with oversight from an officer representative and a part time coach. The Club Sports program comes under the PE Department and is not associated with the Athletic Association.
This web site is dedicated to present and former USNA Midshipmen boxers, Coaches and Officer Representatives who through their participation in the program have contributed to the leadership goals of the Naval Academy, and provided graduates with the necessary character traits, self-assurance and intestinal fortitude that have come to define the very best of Officers in the Navy and the Marine Corps.