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| Abbreviation | IFBA |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Henderson, Nevada |
| Purpose | Boxing sanctioning organization |
| Headquarters | Henderson, Nevada |
Region | Worldwide |
The IFBA (International Female Boxing Association) is one of the lightly-regarded world championship fight sanctioning organizations in Women's boxing.
The IFBA was formed in February 1997, and is based in Henderson, Nevada. [1]
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Elena A. Reid is an American former boxer and former mixed martial artist. She is a former WIBA and IFBA Flyweight Champion and fights under the nickname Baby Doll.
The Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) is a sanctioning body for women's professional boxing came into existence in July 2000, and quickly grew into a major force in the sport.
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Maureen Anne Shea Carranza is an American professional boxer of Irish and Mexican descent. She held the WBC interim female featherweight title in 2011 and the IFBA super bantamweight title from 2014 to 2015, and challenged once for the WBA female super featherweight title in 2009. She is known as the "Real Million Dollar Baby" because of her work as the main sparring partner for Hilary Swank in her preparation for the 2005 movie, Million Dollar Baby.
Holly Rene Holm is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is the former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, and a former professional boxer and kickboxer. She was a multiple-time world champion in boxing, defending her titles 18 times in three weight classes, and a two-time Ring magazine fighter of the year. She is ranked by BoxRec as the best female professional boxer of all time. She has the notable distinction of being the first fighter to hold a world-boxing title and a UFC title.
Shannon Rachelle Hall is an American professional boxer, wrestler, bodybuilder, martial artist, and actress. She was the first ever Toughwoman Champion and competed on American Gladiators as Dallas. She has also worked as a professional boxer in the IFBA Boxing League. She has competed on ESPN, starred in two pay-per-views, and featured in Sports Illustrated, Muscle & Fitness and USA Today.
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Choi Shin-hee is a South Korean female boxer. She competed professionally since 2004 and is a former 2005-2006 IFBA Flyweight Champion. She was defeated in 2007 by Elena Reid. She retired in 2008 and owns the Seongnam Boxing Gym. Her boxing nickname was “The Beauty”.
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Layla Eveleen McCarter is an American professional boxer. She has held multiple world titles across five weight divisions, having held the WIBF welterweight title since 2018 and previously the IFBA featherweight title in 2000; the WIBF super lightweight title in 2003; the WBA female lightweight title twice between 2007 and 2009; and the WBA female super welterweight title in 2012.
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