About Us
We are an inclusive organisation that works closely with our allies to disrupt homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and interphobia in boxing and sports in general. We believe that the modern world is also about championing confidence, health and wellness, love, community, and friendship.
Our aim is to promote boxing to and amongst the LGBTQIA+ and broader community, providing opportunities for LGBTQIA+ people to compete in the sport of boxing in a safe and friendly environment.
We have delivered two safe and successful boxing events in 2023 and 2024 for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies. Our mission has been endorsed by major boxing organisations such as the World Boxing Council, International Boxing Organization, World Boxing Association, and World Boxing Federation. Their support further validates our commitment to safety and inclusion.
Our Values
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Leadership
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Inclusion
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Fearless
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Enjoyment
Meet the Executive Leadership Team
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Martin Stark
Meet Martin whose pronouns are His/Him.
Meet the visionary who set into motion the goals, values and purpose for World Gay Boxing Championships. Little did he anticipate the effect he was going to have on the people around him. How he was going to change the lives of thousands of LGBTQ+ and Allies.
When he's not working on WGBC (which is rare), you will either find him speaking to boards and organisations on Courage and Inclusion or at the gym getting fighting ready for WGBC 2023.
Martin is a Founding Member and Advisor to BBG Inclusion and Diversity Group the Yarning Circle. He has been nominated to be the Champion for both Pride 365 and Courage.
Board Member, Company Secretary & Program Director
Sharon White
Meet Sharon whose pronouns are She/Her.
Sharon is a Director at KPMG Digital Delta. She brings 28 years of experience as a leader in the fields of Enterprise Information Management, Business Intelligence, Data, Analytics and IT Transformation. Always customer facing, Sharon has worked at all levels of management with a number of high profile organisations globally in Retail, Government, Telco, Property, Airlines, Utilities, FMCG and Finance.
Board Member & Business Advisory
Paul Johnston
Meet Paul whose pronouns are Him/His.
Paul is a Chartered Accountant with extensive post qualification experience gained in the Big 4 (PricewaterhouseCoopers), major FMCG multinationals and an independent financial services practice.
He brings an extensive range of corporate and commercial skills. In addition, he has played major roles on a global finance transformation, finance functional restructures in Australia, New Zealand and internationally and more recently leading the execution of international M&A deals, ensuring the alignment of strategic rationale, the financial investment case and the rigorous identification of risks and their mitigation.
Paul brings his worldly financial expertise to our board and the community.
Board Member & LEX
Flavia De Souza
Meet Flavia whose pronouns are She/Her.
We will share her profile soon.
Board Member & COO
Jenny Vaz
Meet Jenny whose pronouns are She/Her.
Jenny's mission is to create greater belonging in the world. She is social entrepreneur, certified leadership & life coach with a strong background in digital and I.T. She spent 20 years in Digital, Tech, Consulting & Research, based in six countries (US, Asia and Australia). She has worked with billion-dollar businesses & conglomerates as well as government organisations, both local & federal, to help them create and facilitate technological & cultural changes in their business.
Her strength is in creative systems designs and solutions and at the core of it, the impact on people. Jenny runs her own digital consulting business to help startups launch their ideas within three months to scale sustainably as well coaching & mentoring aspiring women leaders. She is a fierce advocate for fairness and equality particularly the protection of the vulnerable in society.