i could box for either ireland or england as i was born in england to irish parents but i couldn't box for germany as i have no connection to the country.
derek chisora was born and raised in Zimbabwe but he's the european champion ,lloyd honeyghan was Jamaican but was the british champion .
Yes, Brian Viloria was born in Hawaii of Filipino ancestry and being automatic US citizen on account of the jus solis principle, he chose to represent the USA in the amateurs and the Olympics. Later on fighting professionally, he was granted dual citizenship by the Philippine government and has since carries the flags of both the USA and the Philippines.
Kostya Tzsyu was born in Russia, fought for the USSR in the amateurs and the Olympics but in turning pro, adopted Australia as his home base and country.
The Klitschkos are born in the Ukraine, fought for Ukraine in the amateurs and the Olympics but have adopted Germany as home base and country in the pros.
barry mcguigan was born and raised in the republic, but to further his boxing career he took out british citizenship and represented northern ireland (part of the united kingdom) in the commonwealth games in 1978.
as a pro, he won the british 125 title as well. he still has duel citizenship.
Yes you can if you have parents originate from that country, you can also apply for a citizenship.
Maybe if you have a citizenship in said country or if your parents are from there.
i think you can if you parents are born there though i'm not sure if it works the same for grandparents ect
So say you were born in a country but u wanna box for another country can u?
