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List of boxing organisations

List of boxing organisations in chronological order by the year of their establishment. The four major sanctioning bodies are in bold.

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List of boxing organisations in chronological order by the year of their establishment. The four major sanctioning bodies are in bold.

All list

Year Created Location Abbreviation Organisation Name
1880 ENG ABA Amateur Boxing Association of England1
1891 UK BBBofC British Boxing Board of Control2
1903 FRA FFB French Boxing Federation (Fédération Française de Boxe)3
1910 WAL WABA Welsh Amateur Boxing Association4
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 Italiana5
1920 ARG ABF Argentina Boxing Federation6
1921 USA WBA World Boxing Association7
1923 POL PZB Polish Boxing Federation8
1931 JPN JBA Japan Pro Boxing Association
1946  SWI AIBA International Boxing Association9
1946 FRA EBU European Boxing Union10
1949 GER BDB Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer11
1952 JPN JBC Japan Boxing Commission
1952 JPN OPBF Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation
1954 GB CBC Commonwealth Boxing Council12
1957 THA PAT Professional Boxing Association of Thailand
1963 MEX WBC World Boxing Council13
1966 NZ NZPBA New Zealand Professional Boxing Association
1969 N/A NABF North American Boxing Federation14
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 Ireland15
1983 USA IBF International Boxing Federation16
1984 USA NBA National Boxing Association17
1988 LUX WBF World Boxing Federation18
1988 PRI WBO World Boxing Organization19
1989 USA WPBF World Professional Boxing Federation20
1989 USA IBC International Boxing Council
1991 USA IBA International Boxing Association21
1992 USA IWBF International Women's Boxing Federation
1993 USA IBO International Boxing Organization
1994 USA GBU Global Boxing Union
1995 USA WBU World Boxing Union22
1995 USA WIBF Women's International Boxing Federation
1996 USA IBU International Boxing Union
1997 N/A NABA North American Boxing Association23
1998 UK PBA Professional Boxing Association24
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 Council25
2004 AUS WBF World Boxing Foundation26
2004 GER UBO Universal Boxing Organization27
2005–2007 N/A TAB Trans America Boxing
2008 N/A WBF World Boxing Forum28
2010 N/A IAB International Association of Boxing International Amateur Boxing29
2011 Brazil ANIB Associação Nacional E Internacional De Boxe
N/A N/A IAB International Amateur Boxing30
2012 USA WBL World Boxing League31
N/A N/A UBF Universal Boxing Federation32
2014 USA ABO American Boxing Organization33
2015 IND IPBA Indian Professional Boxing Association34
2015  SWI WBC World Boxing Confederation35
2016 N/A BIBA British & Irish Boxing Authority36
N/A KOR WBS World Boxing Society37
2017 PAK PBC Pakistan Boxing Council3839
2017 USA PBC Professional Boxing Council
2017 LUX RBO Royal Boxing Organization40
N/A N/A LBF Legends Boxing Federation41
2018 Brazil IBFed42 Intercontinental Boxing Federation43
2018 USA PBF Pro Boxing Federation44
N/A N/A APBC Association of Professional Boxing Commissions45
N/A ITA ITAB Italian Authority of Boxing46
N/A EUR EBL European Boxing League47
N/A EUR EBC European Boxing Council48
2019 IRN IPBA Iran Professional Boxing Association
2023  SWI WB World Boxing

Global (Worldwide)

# Year Created Location Abbreviation Organisation Name
1 1911–1946 FRA IBU International Boxing Union
2 1921 USA WBA World Boxing Association49
3 1946  SWI AIBA / IBA International Boxing Association50
4 1963 MEX WBC World Boxing Council51
5 1983 USA IBF International Boxing Federation52
6 1984 USA NBA National Boxing Association53
7 1988 LUX WBF World Boxing Federation54
8 1988 PRI WBO World Boxing Organization55
9 1989 USA WPBF World Professional Boxing Federation56
10 1989 USA IBC International Boxing Council
11 1992 USA IWBF International Women's Boxing Federation
12 1993 USA IBO International Boxing Organization
13 1994 USA GBU Global Boxing Union(GBU)
14 1995 USA WBU World Boxing Union57
15 1995 USA WIBF Women's International Boxing Federation
16 1996 USA IBA International Boxing Association
17 1996 USA IBU International Boxing Union
18 1998 UK PBA Professional Boxing Association58
19 N/A USA IFBA International Female Boxers Association
20 1999 GER GBC Global Boxing Council
21 2000 USA WIBA Women's International Boxing Association
22 2002 N/A WIBC Women's International Boxing Council59
23 2004 AUS WBF World Boxing Foundation60
24 2004 GER UBO Universal Boxing Organization61
25 2008 N/A WBF World Boxing Forum62
26 2010 N/A IAB International Association of Boxing International Amateur Boxing63
27 2011 Brazil ANIB Associação Nacional E Internacional De Boxe
28 N/A N/A IAB International Amateur Boxing64
29 2012 USA WBL World Boxing League65
30 2012 USA UBF Universal Boxing Federation66
31 2015  SWI WBC World Boxing Confederation67
32 2015 DR LBF Legends Boxing Foundation68
33 N/A KOR WBS World Boxing Society69
34 2017 USA PBC Professional Boxing Council
35 2017 LUX RBO Royal Boxing Organization70
36 2017 PAK PBC Pakistan Boxing Council3839
37 2018 Brazil IBFed71 Intercontinental Boxing Federation72
38 2018 USA PBF Pro Boxing Federation73
39 N/A N/A APBC Association of Professional Boxing Commissions74
40 2023  SWI WB World Boxing

Continental

Year Created Location Abbreviation Organization Name
1946 FRA EBU European Boxing Union75
1952 JPN OPBF Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation
1954 GB CBC Commonwealth Boxing Council12
1969 N/A NABF North American Boxing Federation76
1985 THA ABCO Asian Boxing Council
1997 N/A NABA North American Boxing Association77
2005–2007 N/A TAB Trans America Boxing
2014 USA ABO American Boxing Organization78
N/A EUR EBL European Boxing League79
N/A EUR EBC European Boxing Council80

Major sanctioning bodies

Professional boxing

Amateur boxing

See also

See also

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