List of boxing organisations

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

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Year CreatedLocationAbbreviationOrganization Name
1880Flag of England.svg ENG ABA Amateur Boxing Association of England [1]
1891Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK BBBofC British Boxing Board of Control [2]
1903Flag of France.svg FRA FFB French Boxing Federation (Fédération Française de Boxe) [3]
1910Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg WAL WABAWelsh Amateur Boxing Association [4]
1911Flag of Ireland.svg IRL (ROI & NI)IABA Irish Athletic Boxing Association
1911–1946Flag of France.svg FRA IBU International Boxing Union
1915Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS ANBF Australian National Boxing Federation
1916Flag of Italy.svg ITA FPI Federazione Pugilistica Italiana [5]
1920Flag of Argentina.svg ARG ABF Argentina Boxing Federation [6]
1921Flag of the United States.svg USA WBA World Boxing Association [7]
1923Flag of Poland.svg POL PZBPolish Boxing Federation [8]
1931Flag of Japan.svg JPN JBA Japan Pro Boxing Association  [ ja ]
1946Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SWI AIBA International Boxing Association [9]
1946Flag of France.svg FRA EBU European Boxing Union [10]
1949Flag of Germany.svg GER BDB Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer [11]
1952Flag of Japan.svg JPN JBC Japan Boxing Commission  [ ja ]
1952Flag of Japan.svg JPN OPBF Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation
1954Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GB CBC Commonwealth Boxing Council [12]
1963Flag of Mexico.svg MEX WBC World Boxing Council [13]
1966Flag of New Zealand.svg NZ NZPBA New Zealand Professional Boxing Association
1969N/ANABF North American Boxing Federation [14]
1972Flag of Bangladesh.svg BAN BABFBangladesh Amateur Boxing Federation
1977Flag of the Philippines.svg PHI ABAP Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines
1977Flag of the United States.svg USA USBA United States Boxing Association
1980Flag of Ireland.svg IRL BUI Boxing Union of Ireland [15]
1983Flag of the United States.svg USA IBF International Boxing Federation [16]
1984Flag of the United States.svg USA NBANational Boxing Association [17]
1988Flag of Luxembourg.svg LUX WBF World Boxing Federation [18]
1988Flag of Puerto Rico.svg PRI WBO World Boxing Organization [19]
1989Flag of the United States.svg USA WPBFWorld Professional Boxing Federation [20]
1989Flag of the United States.svg USA IBCInternational Boxing Council
1991Flag of the United States.svg USA IBAInternational Boxing Association [21]
1992Flag of the United States.svg USA IWBF International Women's Boxing Federation
1993Flag of the United States.svg USA IBO International Boxing Organization
1994Flag of the United States.svg USA GBUGlobal Boxing Union
1995Flag of the United States.svg USA WBU World Boxing Union [22]
1995Flag of the United States.svg USA WIBF Women's International Boxing Federation
1996Flag of the United States.svg USA IBU International Boxing Union
1997N/ANABA North American Boxing Association [23]
1998Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK PBA Professional Boxing Association [24]
N/AFlag of the United States.svg USA IFBA International Female Boxers Association
1999Flag of Germany.svg GER GBCGlobal Boxing Council
2000Flag of the United States.svg USA WIBA Women's International Boxing Association
2002N/AWIBCWomen's International Boxing Council [25]
2004Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS WBFWorld Boxing Foundation [26]
2004Flag of Germany.svg GER UBOUniversal Boxing Organization [27]
2005–2007N/ATABTrans America Boxing
2008N/AWBFWorld Boxing Forum [28]
2010N/AIABInternational Association of Boxing International Amateur Boxing [29]
2011Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil ANIBAssociação Nacional E Internacional De Boxe
N/AN/AIABInternational Amateur Boxing [30]
2012Flag of the United States.svg USA WBLWorld Boxing League [31]
N/AN/AUBF Universal Boxing Federation [32]
2014Flag of the United States.svg USA ABOAmerican Boxing Organization [33]
2015Flag of India.svg IND IPBA Indian Professional Boxing Association [34]
2015Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SWI WBCWorld Boxing Confederation [35]
2016N/ABIBABritish & Irish Boxing Authority [36]
N/AFlag of South Korea.svg KOR WBS World Boxing Society [37]
2017Flag of Pakistan.svg PAK PBC Pakistan Boxing Council [38] [39]
2017Flag of the United States.svg USA PBCProfessional Boxing Council
2017Flag of Luxembourg.svg LUX RBORoyal Boxing Organization [40]
N/AN/ALBFLegends Boxing Federation [41]
2018Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil IBFed [42] Intercontinental Boxing Federation [43]
2018Flag of the United States.svg USA PBFPro Boxing Federation [44]
N/AN/AAPBCAssociation of Professional Boxing Commissions [45]
N/AFlag of Italy.svg ITA ITABItalian Authority of Boxing [46]
N/AFlag of Europe.svg EUR EBLEuropean Boxing League [47]
N/AFlag of Europe.svg EUR EBCEuropean Boxing Council [48]
2019Flag of Iran.svg IRN IPBAIran Professional Boxing Association
2023Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SWI WB World Boxing

Global (Worldwide)

#Year CreatedLocationAbbreviationOrganization Name
11911–1946Flag of France.svg FRA IBU International Boxing Union
21921Flag of the United States.svg USA WBA World Boxing Association [49]
31946Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SWI AIBA / IBA International Boxing Association [50]
41963Flag of Mexico.svg MEX WBC World Boxing Council [51]
51983Flag of the United States.svg USA IBF International Boxing Federation [52]
61984Flag of the United States.svg USA NBANational Boxing Association [53]
71988Flag of Luxembourg.svg LUX WBF World Boxing Federation [54]
81988Flag of Puerto Rico.svg PRI WBO World Boxing Organization [55]
91989Flag of the United States.svg USA WPBFWorld Professional Boxing Federation [56]
101989Flag of the United States.svg USA IBCInternational Boxing Council
111992Flag of the United States.svg USA IWBF International Women's Boxing Federation
121993Flag of the United States.svg USA IBO International Boxing Organization
131994Flag of the United States.svg USA GBUGlobal Boxing Union(GBU)
141995Flag of the United States.svg USA WBUWorld Boxing Union [57]
151995Flag of the United States.svg USA WIBF Women's International Boxing Federation
161996Flag of the United States.svg USA IBAInternational Boxing Association
171996Flag of the United States.svg USA IBU International Boxing Union
181998Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK PBA Professional Boxing Association [58]
19N/AFlag of the United States.svg USA IFBA International Female Boxers Association
201999Flag of Germany.svg GER GBCGlobal Boxing Council
212000Flag of the United States.svg USA WIBA Women's International Boxing Association
222002N/AWIBCWomen's International Boxing Council [59]
232004Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS WBFWorld Boxing Foundation [60]
242004Flag of Germany.svg GER UBOUniversal Boxing Organization [61]
252008N/AWBFWorld Boxing Forum [62]
262010N/AIABInternational Association of Boxing International Amateur Boxing [63]
272011Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil ANIBAssociação Nacional E Internacional De Boxe
28N/AN/AIABInternational Amateur Boxing [64]
292012Flag of the United States.svg USA WBLWorld Boxing League [65]
302012Flag of the United States.svg USA UBFUniversal Boxing Federation [66]
312015Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SWI WBCWorld Boxing Confederation [67]
322015Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg DR LBFLegends Boxing Foundation [68]
33N/AFlag of South Korea.svg KOR WBS World Boxing Society [69]
342017Flag of the United States.svg USA PBCProfessional Boxing Council
352017Flag of Luxembourg.svg LUX RBORoyal Boxing Organization [70]
362017Flag of Pakistan.svg PAK PBC Pakistan Boxing Council [38] [39]
372018Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil IBFed [71] Intercontinental Boxing Federation [72]
382018Flag of the United States.svg USA PBFPro Boxing Federation [73]
39N/AN/AAPBCAssociation of Professional Boxing Commissions [74]
402023Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SWI WB World Boxing

Continental

Year CreatedLocationAbbreviationOrganization Name
1946Flag of France.svg FRA EBU European Boxing Union [75]
1952Flag of Japan.svg JPN OPBF Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation
1954Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GB CBC Commonwealth Boxing Council [12]
1969N/ANABF North American Boxing Federation [76]
1997N/ANABA North American Boxing Association [77]
2005–2007N/ATABTrans America Boxing
2014Flag of the United States.svg USA ABOAmerican Boxing Organization [78]
N/AFlag of Europe.svg EUR EBLEuropean Boxing League [79]
N/AFlag of Europe.svg EUR EBCEuropean Boxing Council [80]

Major sanctioning bodies

Professional boxing

Amateur boxing

See also

References

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