List of boxing organisations in chronological order by the year of their establishment. The four major sanctioning bodies are in bold.
All List
editYear Created | Location | Abbreviation | Organization Name |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | ENG | ABA | Amateur Boxing Association of England[1] |
1891 | UK | BBBoC | British Boxing Board of Control[2] |
1903 | FRA | FFB | French Boxing Federation (Fédération Française de Boxe)[3] |
1910 | WAL | WABA | Welsh Amateur Boxing Association[4] |
1911 | IRL (ROI & NI) | IABA | Irish Athletic Boxing Association |
1911–1946 | FRA | IBU | International Boxing Union |
1915 | AUS | ANBF | Australian National Boxing Federation |
1916 | ITA | FPI | Federazione Pugilistica Italiana[5] |
1920 | ARG | ABF | Argentina Boxing Federation[6] |
1921 | USA | WBA | World Boxing Association[7] |
1931 | JPN | JBA | Japan Pro Boxing Association |
1946 | SWI | AIBA | International Boxing Association[8] |
1946 | FRA | EBU | European Boxing Union[9] |
1949 | GER | BDB | Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer[10] |
1952 | JPN | JBC | Japan Boxing Commission |
1952 | JPN | OPBF | Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation |
1954 | GB | CBC | Commonwealth Boxing Council[11] |
1963 | MEX | WBC | World Boxing Council[12] |
1966 | NZ | NZPBA | New Zealand Professional Boxing Association |
1969 | N/A | NABF | North American Boxing Federation[13] |
1972 | BAN | BABF | Bangladesh Amateur Boxing Federation |
1977 | PHI | ABAP | Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines |
1977 | USA | USBA | United States Boxing Association |
1980 | IRL | BUI | Boxing Union of Ireland[14] |
1983 | USA | IBF | International Boxing Federation[15] |
1984 | N/A | NBA | National Boxing Association[16] |
1988 | LUX | WBF | World Boxing Federation[17] |
1988 | PRI | WBO | World Boxing Organization[18] |
1989 | USA | WPBF | World Professional Boxing Federation[19] |
1989 | USA | IBC | International Boxing Council |
1992 | USA | IWBF | International Women's Boxing Federation |
1993 | USA | IBO | International Boxing Organization |
1995 | USA | WIBF | Women's International Boxing Federation |
1996 | USA | IBA | International Boxing Association |
1996 | USA | IBU | International Boxing Union |
1997 | N/A | NABA | North American Boxing Association[20] |
1998 | UK | PBA | Professional Boxing Association[21] |
N/A | USA | IFBA | International Female Boxers Association |
1999 | GER | GBC | Global Boxing Council |
2000 | USA | WIBA | Women's International Boxing Association |
2002 | N/A | WIBC | Women's International Boxing Council[22] |
2004 | AUS | WBF | World Boxing Foundation[23] |
2004 | GER | UBO | Universal Boxing Organization[24] |
2005-2007 | N/A | TAB | Trans America Boxing |
1994 | USA | GBU | Global Boxing Union(GBU) |
2008 | N/A | WBF | World Boxing Forum[25] |
2010 | N/A | IAB | International Association of Boxing International Amateur Boxing[26] |
2011 | Brazil | ANIB | Associação Nacional E Internacional De Boxe |
N/A | N/A | IAB | International Amateur Boxing[27] |
1995 | USA | WBU | World Boxing Union[28] |
2012 | USA | WBL | World Boxing League[29] |
N/A | N/A | UBF | Universal Boxing Federation[30] |
2014 | USA | ABO | American Boxing Organization[31] |
2015 | IND | IPBA | Indian Professional Boxing Association[32] |
2016 | N/A | BIBA | British & Irish Boxing Authority[33] |
N/A | KOR | WBS | World Boxing Society[34] |
2017 | PAK | PBC | Professional Boxing Career |
2017 | USA | PBC | Professional Boxing Council |
2017 | LUX | RBO | Royal Boxing Organization[35] |
N/A | N/A | LBF | Legends Boxing Federation[36] |
2018 | Brazil | IBFed[37] | Intercontinental Boxing Federation[38] |
2018 | USA | PBF | Pro Boxing Federation[39] |
N/A | N/A | APBC | Association of Professional Boxing Commissions[40] |
2015 | SWI | WBC | World Boxing Confederation[41] |
N/A | ITA | ITAB | Italian Authority of Boxing[42] |
N/A | EUR | EBL | European Boxing League[43] |
N/A | EUR | EBC | European Boxing Council[44] |
2019 | IRN | IPBA | Iran Professional Boxing Association |
2023 | SWI | WB | World Boxing |
Global (Worldwide)
edit# | Year Created | Location | Abbreviation | Organization Name |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1911–1946 | FRA | IBU | International Boxing Union |
2 | 1946 | SWI | AIBA / IBA | International Boxing Association[45] |
3 | 1921 | USA | WBA | World Boxing Association[46] |
4 | 1963 | MEX | WBC | World Boxing Council[47] |
5 | 1983 | USA | IBF | International Boxing Federation[48] |
6 | 1988 | LUX | WBF | World Boxing Federation[49] |
7 | 1988 | PRI | WBO | World Boxing Organization[50] |
8 | 1989 | USA | WPBF | World Professional Boxing Federation[51] |
9 | 1989 | USA | IBC | International Boxing Council |
10 | 1992 | USA | IWBF | International Women's Boxing Federation |
11 | 1993 | USA | IBO | International Boxing Organization |
12 | 1995 | USA | WIBF | Women's International Boxing Federation |
13 | 1996 | USA | IBA | International Boxing Association |
14 | 1996 | USA | IBU | International Boxing Union |
15 | 1998 | UK | PBA | Professional Boxing Association[52] |
16 | N/A | USA | IFBA | International Female Boxers Association |
17 | 1999 | GER | GBC | Global Boxing Council |
18 | 2000 | USA | WIBA | Women's International Boxing Association |
19 | 2002 | N/A | WIBC | Women's International Boxing Council[53] |
20 | 2004 | AUS | WBF | World Boxing Foundation[54] |
21 | 2004 | GER | UBO | Universal Boxing Organization[55] |
22 | 1994 | USA | GBU | Global Boxing Union(GBU) |
23 | 2008 | N/A | WBF | World Boxing Forum[56] |
24 | 2010 | N/A | IAB | International Association of Boxing International Amateur Boxing[57] |
25 | 2011 | Brazil | ANIB | Associação Nacional E Internacional De Boxe |
26 | N/A | N/A | IAB | International Amateur Boxing[58] |
27 | 1995 | USA | WBU | World Boxing Union[59] |
28 | 2012 | USA | WBL | World Boxing League[60] |
29 | N/A | N/A | UBF | Universal Boxing Federation[61] |
30 | N/A | KOR | WBS | World Boxing Society[62] |
31 | 2017 | USA | PBC | Professional Boxing Council |
32 | 2017 | LUX | RBO | Royal Boxing Organization[63] |
33 | N/A | N/A | LBF | Legends Boxing Federation[64] |
34 | 2018 | Brazil | IBFed[65] | Intercontinental Boxing Federation[66] |
35 | 2018 | USA | PBF | Pro Boxing Federation[67] |
36 | N/A | N/A | APBC | Association of Professional Boxing Commissions[68] |
37 | 2015 | SWI | WBC | World Boxing Confederation[69] |
38 | 2022 | PAK | PBC | Professional Boxing Career |
39 | 2023 | SWI | WB | World Boxing |
Continental
editYear Created | Location | Abbreviation | Organization Name |
---|---|---|---|
1946 | FRA | EBU | European Boxing Union[70] |
1952 | JPN | OPBF | Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation |
1954 | GB | CBC | Commonwealth Boxing Council[11] |
1969 | N/A | NABF | North American Boxing Federation[71] |
1997 | N/A | NABA | North American Boxing Association[72] |
2005-2007 | N/A | TAB | Trans America Boxing |
2014 | USA | ABO | American Boxing Organization[73] |
N/A | EUR | EBL | European Boxing League[74] |
N/A | EUR | EBC | European Boxing Council[75] |
- WBA Asia - 2014
- WBA Oceania
- Federación Latinoamericana de Comisiones de Boxeo Profesional (WBA Fedelatin)
- Federación Bolivariana de Boxeo (WBA Fedebol)
- Federación Centroamericana de Boxeo (WBA Fedecentro)
- Federación del Caribe de Boxeo (WBA Fedecaribe)
- North American Boxing Association (NABA) - 1997
- Pan Asian Boxing Association - (1995–2018) / (2018-Now)
- Eurasian Boxing Parliament - 2015
- Asian Boxing Council - 1985
- African Boxing Union - 1973
Major sanctioning bodies
edit- World Boxing Association (WBA) - Since 1921
- World Boxing Council (WBC) - Since 1963
- International Boxing Federation (IBF) - Since 1983
- World Boxing Organization (WBO) - Since 1988
- International Boxing Union (IBU) - (1911–1946)
- International Boxing Association (IBA) - (1946-2023)[76]
- World Boxing (WB) - Since 2023
See also
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