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The
Governing Bodies
This is a point of much
frustration amongst the boxing public, the fact that unlike many
other sports, there is not one organisation worldwide, controlling
the sport as a whole as eg FIFA does Soccer.
I have attempted to
place these organisations in order of importance, with this
especially being the case for numbers 1-4, as the WBC is widely
regarded as the most prestigious. A Champion who holds the
WBC, WBA & IBF belts is regarded as the Undisputed Champion at his
weight. Organisations 5-8 do not carry much influence within
the sport of boxing.
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NO |
Initials |
Stands for |
Year
Formed |
Based |
Website |
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1 |
WBC |
World
Boxing Council |
1963 |
Mexico |
WBCBoxing.com |
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2 |
WBA |
World
Boxing Association
(formerly National Boxing
Association) |
1921 |
Venezuela |
WBAOnline.com |
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3 |
IBF |
International Boxing Federation |
1983 |
NJ, USA |
IBF-USBA-Boxing.com |
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4 |
WBO |
World
Boxing Organization |
1988 |
Puerto Rico |
WBO-Int.com |
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5 |
IBA |
International Boxing Association
(formerly Amateur) |
1946 |
Ohio, USA |
IBAMensBoxing.com |
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6 |
WBU |
World
Boxing Union |
early
1990's |
UK |
WBU.cc |
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7 |
IBO |
International Boxing Organisation |
1993 |
FL, USA |
IBOBoxing.com |
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8 |
WBF |
World Boxing Foundation |
2003 |
Australia |
WorldBoxingFoundation.com |
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WBC World Championship Belt |
WBA World Championship Belt |
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IBF World Championship Belt |
WBO World Championship Belt |
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