World Boxing Organisation (WBO)

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 rules that should be applied. As soon as the body was established, the body started organizing world championship sessions around the world.

The Presidents of WBO

The first fist conference (championship fight) that was organized by WBO was to fill the super middleweight title that has been vacant. The first president of the body was Ramon Pina Acevedo, a Dominican Republican. There are some strategic insight that the organization has to increase their credibility and recognition. The body elected former world light heavyweight champion as its president to give the much needed credibility to the organization. The heavyweight champion that was elected then was Jose Torres of Ponce, Puerto Rico. In 1996, Torres resigned and Francisco Varcarcel, a Puerto Rican lawyer, was elected as the president and he has been there ever since.

Famous Boxers in WBO

The World Boxing Organization became popular by some great boxers who contested for one of the titles organized by the body. Some of these boxers are Chris Byrd, Verno Phillips, Chris Eubank, Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, Nigel Benn, Riddick Bowe, Wladimir Klitschko, Michael Carbajal, Harry Simmon, Naseem Hamed, and Paul Jones to mention few of them. The organization has organized many fighting bouts since inception ranging from lightweight, middleweight to heavyweight. The body has become popular overtime with the numerous activities that they have engaged in.