North American Boxing Organization

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The North American Boxing Organization (NABO) is one of several regulators of boxing that works in North America. The NABO is one of the regional bodies that is part of the World Boxing Organization.

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Current champions

Weight classChampionReign beganDaysRecord
Mini flyweight vacant
Junior flyweight Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jonathan González 21 February 2020121923–3–1
Flyweight
Junior bantamweight vacant
Bantamweight vacant
Super Bantamweight
Featherweight Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Pedro Marquez Medina31 January 2020124012–1
Junior lightweight vacant
Lightweight vacant
Junior welterweight Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Yomar Álamo 28 February 2020121218–0–1
Welterweight Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikaël Zewski 28 June 2019145734–1
Junior middleweight vacant
Middleweight Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrice Volny29 September 2018172915–0
Super middleweight Flag of the United States.svg Edgar Berlanga 9 October 202162319-0
Light heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Joe Smith Jr. 11 January 2020126025–3
Cruiserweight Flag of Argentina.svg Ruben Eduardo Acosta 05 November 2022040-18-5
Heavyweight Flag of Cuba.svg Frank Sánchez 26 October 2019133715–0–0–1

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