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 BBBoC 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]
1931Flag of Japan.svg  JPN JBA Japan Pro Boxing Association  [ ja ]
1946Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SWI AIBA International Boxing Association [8]
1946Flag of France.svg  FRA EBU European Boxing Union [9]
1949Flag of Germany.svg  GER BDB Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer [10]
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 [11]
1963Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX WBC World Boxing Council [12]
1966Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZ NZPBA New Zealand Professional Boxing Association
1969N/ANABF North American Boxing Federation [13]
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 [14]
1983Flag of the United States.svg  USA IBF International Boxing Federation [15]
1984Flag of the United States.svg  USA NBA National Boxing Association [16]
1988Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX WBF World Boxing Federation [17]
1988Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PRI WBO World Boxing Organization [18]
1989Flag of the United States.svg  USA WPBFWorld Professional Boxing Federation [19]
1989Flag of the United States.svg  USA IBCInternational Boxing Council
1991Flag of the United States.svg  USA IBAInternational Boxing Association [20]
1992Flag of the United States.svg  USA IWBF International Women's Boxing Federation
1993Flag of the United States.svg  USA IBO International Boxing Organization
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 [21]
1998Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK PBA Professional Boxing Association [22]
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 [23]
2004Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS WBFWorld Boxing Foundation [24]
2004Flag of Germany.svg  GER UBOUniversal Boxing Organization [25]
2005-2007N/ATABTrans America Boxing
1994Flag of the United States.svg  USA GBUGlobal Boxing Union(GBU)
2008N/AWBFWorld Boxing Forum [26]
2010N/AIABInternational Association of Boxing International Amateur Boxing [27]
2011Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil ANIBAssociação Nacional E Internacional De Boxe
N/AN/AIABInternational Amateur Boxing [28]
1995Flag of the United States.svg  USA WBUWorld Boxing Union [29]
2012Flag of the United States.svg  USA WBLWorld Boxing League [30]
N/AN/AUBF Universal Boxing Federation [31]
2014Flag of the United States.svg  USA ABOAmerican Boxing Organization [32]
2015Flag of India.svg  IND IPBA Indian Professional Boxing Association [33]
2016N/ABIBABritish & Irish Boxing Authority [34]
N/AFlag of South Korea.svg  KOR WBS World Boxing Society [35]
2017Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK PBC Pakistan Boxing Council [36] [37]
2017Flag of the United States.svg  USA PBCProfessional Boxing Council
2017Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX RBORoyal Boxing Organization [38]
N/AN/ALBFLegends Boxing Federation [39]
2018Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil IBFed [40] Intercontinental Boxing Federation [41]
2018Flag of the United States.svg  USA PBFPro Boxing Federation [42]
N/AN/AAPBCAssociation of Professional Boxing Commissions [43]
2015Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SWI WBCWorld Boxing Confederation [44]
N/AFlag of Italy.svg  ITA ITABItalian Authority of Boxing [45]
N/AFlag of Europe.svg  EUR EBLEuropean Boxing League [46]
N/AFlag of Europe.svg  EUR EBCEuropean Boxing Council [47]
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
21946Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SWI AIBA / IBA International Boxing Association [48]
31921Flag of the United States.svg  USA WBA World Boxing Association [49]
41963Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX WBC World Boxing Council [50]
51983Flag of the United States.svg  USA IBF International Boxing Federation [51]
61988Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX WBF World Boxing Federation [52]
71988Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PRI WBO World Boxing Organization [53]
81989Flag of the United States.svg  USA WPBFWorld Professional Boxing Federation [54]
91989Flag of the United States.svg  USA IBCInternational Boxing Council
101992Flag of the United States.svg  USA IWBF International Women's Boxing Federation
111993Flag of the United States.svg  USA IBO International Boxing Organization
121995Flag of the United States.svg  USA WIBF Women's International Boxing Federation
131996Flag of the United States.svg  USA IBAInternational Boxing Association
141996Flag of the United States.svg  USA IBU International Boxing Union
151998Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK PBA Professional Boxing Association [55]
16N/AFlag of the United States.svg  USA IFBA International Female Boxers Association
171999Flag of Germany.svg  GER GBCGlobal Boxing Council
182000Flag of the United States.svg  USA WIBA Women's International Boxing Association
192002N/AWIBCWomen's International Boxing Council [56]
202004Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS WBFWorld Boxing Foundation [57]
212004Flag of Germany.svg  GER UBOUniversal Boxing Organization [58]
221994Flag of the United States.svg  USA GBUGlobal Boxing Union(GBU)
232008N/AWBFWorld Boxing Forum [59]
242010N/AIABInternational Association of Boxing International Amateur Boxing [60]
252011Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil ANIBAssociação Nacional E Internacional De Boxe
26N/AN/AIABInternational Amateur Boxing [61]
271995Flag of the United States.svg  USA WBUWorld Boxing Union [62]
282012Flag of the United States.svg  USA WBLWorld Boxing League [63]
29N/AN/AUBF Universal Boxing Federation [64]
30N/AFlag of South Korea.svg  KOR WBS World Boxing Society [65]
312017Flag of the United States.svg  USA PBCProfessional Boxing Council
322017Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX RBORoyal Boxing Organization [66]
33N/AN/ALBFLegends Boxing Federation [67]
342018Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil IBFed [68] Intercontinental Boxing Federation [69]
352018Flag of the United States.svg  USA PBFPro Boxing Federation [70]
36N/AN/AAPBCAssociation of Professional Boxing Commissions [71]
372015Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SWI WBCWorld Boxing Confederation [72]
382017Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK PBC Pakistan Boxing Council [36] [37]
392023Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SWI WB World Boxing

Continental

Year CreatedLocationAbbreviationOrganization Name
1946Flag of France.svg  FRA EBU European Boxing Union [73]
1952Flag of Japan.svg  JPN OPBF Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation
1954Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GB CBC Commonwealth Boxing Council [11]
1969N/ANABF North American Boxing Federation [74]
1997N/ANABA North American Boxing Association [75]
2005-2007N/ATABTrans America Boxing
2014Flag of the United States.svg  USA ABOAmerican Boxing Organization [76]
N/AFlag of Europe.svg  EUR EBLEuropean Boxing League [77]
N/AFlag of Europe.svg  EUR EBCEuropean Boxing Council [78]

Major sanctioning bodies

Professional Boxing

Amateur Boxing

See also

References

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