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Abbreviation | WBU |
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Founder | Jon W. Robinson |
Founded at | London, UK |
Purpose | Boxing sanctioning organization |
Headquarters | Organization dissolved |
Region | Worldwide |
president | Jon Robinson |
The World Boxing Union (WBU) was a boxing sanctioning body. The original WBU was founded in January 1995 by IBF European representative, boxing journalist, actor and former holder of the title of Britain's heaviest man [1] [2] Jon W. Robinson. It sanctioned boxing with various promoters worldwide. Following Robinson's death in 2004, the organization became dormant and was eventually dissolved.
An organization serving the same purpose and with the same name, but with no connections to the original, was formed in Germany in 2010 under the leadership of Torsten Knille. [3]
Name | Duration of reign | Defenses | Notes |
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George Foreman (USA) [4] | March 29, 1995 – 1997 | 2 | Foreman was recognized as champion after he was stripped of the IBF title |
Corrie Sanders (RSA) [5] | November 15, 1997 – May 20, 2000 | 3 | Defeated Ross Purity |
Hasim Rahman (USA) [6] | May 20, 2000 – April 21, 2001 | 0 | Relinquished the title in order to fight Lennox Lewis for the IBF, IBO and WBC titles |
Johnny Nelson (GBR) [7] | November 24, 2001 – December 4, 2001 | 0 | Defeated Alexander Vasiliev. Relinquished the title in order to concentrate on defending his WBO Cruiserweight title |
Georgi Kandelaki (GEO) [8] | December 21, 2002 – January 2004 | 0 | Defeated Alexander Vasiliev. Kandelaki either relinquished or was stripped of the title |
Matt Skelton (GBR) [9] | February 25, 2005 – January 26, 2009 | 0 | Skelton relinquished the title |
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