United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association

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United States Intercollegiate
Boxing Association
AbbreviationUSIBA
Formation2012;13 years ago (2012)
Legal statusAssociation
Headquarters Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Region served
United States
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
2013 University of San Francisco UC Davis U.S. Military Academy Army also won the very first individual national collegiate women's boxing title. [8] [9]
2014 University of Miami University of Michigan U.S. Military Academy
2015University of Michigan Virginia Military Institute University of MichiganFinal USIBA appearances of the UCLA and USMA women's teams before joining the NCBA
2016 California State University, Northridge Olivet College University of Michigan
2017Virginia Military InstituteMichiganFirst tournament sweep by a single school
2018 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUniversity Michigan
2019 Syracuse University Illinois Urbana-Champaign Georgetown University
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 Urbana-Champaign [12]
2023Virginia Military InstituteIllinois Urbana-Champaign [13] UC Riverside [14]
2024Sheraton North HoustonWashington [15]
2025 City of Macon Illinois Urbana-Champaign [16]
National Men's Championships by School
Illinois Urbana-Champaign4
University Michigan
Virginia Military Institute		2
Olivet College
UC Davis
University of Washington 		1
National Women's Championships by School
University of Michigan4
U.S. Military Academy
Illinois Urbana-Champaign		2
Georgetown University
UC Riverside
University of Washington		1

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "USIBA, NCBA and the Battle for College Boxing". Vice. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  2. ↑ "Let's Get Ready to Rumble with Boxing Nationals!!!". Soundbite. February 12, 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  3. ↑ Pinkerton, Lauren (October 17, 2014). "The Battle between NCBA and USIBA". Round by Round Boxing. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  4. ↑ "USIBA". USIBA. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  5. ↑ "Past Champions". USIBA. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  6. ↑ "Upcoming Nationals". USIBA. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  7. ↑ "Past National Tournaments". USIBA. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  8. ↑ Maquiñana, Ryan (April 21, 2013). "NorCal Boxing Extra: College Boxing Champs, Robb Signs, Gonzales Gets Title Shot". Blogspot. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  9. ↑ "Cadet Activities Update" (PDF). The Pointer View. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  10. 1 2 "NATIONALS - USIBA". United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  11. ↑ @collegeboxing (21 March 2022). "Congratulations to our First Place and Runner Up Men's team trophy recipients: 1.) @vmiboxing 2.) @terps_boxing" – via Instagram.
  12. ↑ @collegeboxing (21 March 2022). "Congratulations to our First Place and Runner Up Women's team trophy recipients: 1.) @illiniboxing 2.) @michigan_college_boxing" – via Instagram.
  13. ↑ @collegeboxing (26 March 2022). "Congratulations to our First Place and Runner-Up Men's team trophy recipients: 1.) @illiniboxing 2.) @huskyboxing" – via Instagram.
  14. ↑ @collegeboxing (26 March 2022). "Congratulations to our First Place and Runner-Up Women's team trophy recipients: 1.) University of California—Riverside (@highlandergloves) 2.)University of Washington (@huskyboxing)" – via Instagram.
  15. ↑ "2024 National Tournament - Day 3 - Ring 2". YouTube .
  16. ↑ "2025 National Tournament - Day 3 - Ring 2". YouTube. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
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