United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association

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United States Intercollegiate
Boxing Association
AbbreviationUSIBA
Formation2012;11 years ago (2012)
Legal statusAssociation
Headquarters Lexington, Kentucky
Region served
United States of America
Website collegeboxing.org

The United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association (USIBA) is a nonprofit amateur collegiate boxing league founded in 2012 and formed, in part, to address perceived safety and fairness issues present in the National Collegiate Boxing Association (such as matching up boxers with significant skill or experience disparities), and to generally organize the sport at a collegiate level more adequately. [1] [2] The USIBA was also the first organization to hold national collegiate-level women's boxing championships in the United States (the subject of which had been another point of contention with the NCBA), beginning with their inaugural national tournament in 2013. [1] [3]

Contents

The association is an affiliate of USA Boxing. [4]

Participating schools

Current schools: [5]

Former schools:

Weight Classes

The USIBA closely follows the weight classes prescribed by USA Boxing, though does not name the classes, instead referring to them only by the weight itself. Not all weight classes are necessarily contested at each national tournament.

Weight class limit (lbs/kg) [6]
MenWomen
106 lb (48.1 kg)
108 lb (49.0 kg)-
112 lb (50.8 kg)112 lb (50.8 kg)
114 lb (51.7 kg)-
119 lb (54.0 kg)119 lb (54.0 kg)
125 lb (56.7 kg)125 lb (56.7 kg)
132 lb (59.9 kg)132 lb (59.9 kg)
141 lb (64.0 kg)141 lb (64.0 kg)
152 lb (68.9 kg)152 lb (68.9 kg)
165 lb (74.8 kg)165 lb (74.8 kg)
178 lb (80.7 kg)178 lb (80.7 kg)
178+ lbs
189 lb (85.7 kg)
201 lb (91.2 kg)
225 lb (102.1 kg)
225+ lbs

National Tournament

In the national tournament, boxers are divided into three classes: Beginner (0-2 sanctioned bouts), Novice (0-9 bouts), and Elite (5+ bouts), as per USA Boxing rules. The experience division plays into the final team scoring system, in which more experienced boxers earn more points for their team. This structure also allows for the possibility of, for example, a boxer winning a Beginner championship and then competing for a Novice title later in the tournament, usually on the final day.

Team scoring

Quarterfinal wins:

Semifinal wins:

Championship wins:

National Team Champions

Champions are as follows: [7]

YearHostMenWomenNotes
2013University of San FranciscoUC DavisU.S. Military AcademyArmy also won the very first individual national collegiate women's boxing title. [8] [9]
2014University of MiamiMichiganU.S. Military Academy
2015University of MichiganVirginia Military InstituteMichiganFinal USIBA appearances of the UCLA and USMA women's teams before joining the NCBA
2016California State University, NorthridgeOlivet CollegeMichigan
2017Virginia Military InstituteMichiganMichiganFirst tournament sweep by a single school
2018University of IllinoisIllinoisMichigan
2019Syracuse UniversityIllinoisGeorgetown
2020No tournament heldCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Host was to be Georgia Tech. [10]
2021No tournament heldCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10]
2022Atlanta Marriott Northeast/Emory AreaVirginia Military Institute [11] Illinois [12]
2023Virginia Military InstituteIllinois [13] UC Riverside [14]
National Men's Championships by School
Illinois3
Michigan
Virginia Military Institute
2
Olivet College
UC Davis
1
National Women's Championships by School
Michigan4
Army2
Georgetown
Illinois
UC Riverside
1

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