The World Boxing Council (WBC) was first established by eleven countries on the 14th of February, 1963. These countries are United States of America, United Kingdom, Mexico, Argentina, Philippines, Venezuela, Brazil, France, Peru, Panama, and Chile. These countries were invited by Adolfo Lopez Mateos, the then President of Mexico to establish an international boxing body [...]

World Boxing Association (WBA) is the body that is responsible for sanctioning professional boxing. The first body that was assigned to the task of sanctioning professional boxing was National Boxing Association, established in 1929. WBA is an offshoot of this body. The NBA comprises of representatives from thirteen American states in response to the influence [...]

The WBO, World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning body that currently recognizes professional champions in the world of boxing. The organization is a group of Dominican and Puerto Rican businessmen opt out of the WBA annual convention in 1988. The reason for the break was as a result of the dispute that arose regarding the [...]

The full meaning of IBF is International Boxing Federation and it is one of the four main bodies that are acknowledged by IBHOF to sanction the activities of world championship boxing sessions. The other bodies are WBO, WBA, and WBC. The International Boxing Federation is an offshoot of United States Boxing Association (USBA) which is [...]