List Of Boxing Organisations
List of boxing organisations in chronological order by the year of their establishment.
The four major sanctioning bodies are in bold.
All List
| Year Created | Location | Abbreviation | Organization Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 |  ENG | ABA | Amateur Boxing Association of England |
| 1891 |  UK | BBBoC | British Boxing Board of Control |
| 1903 |  FRA | FFB | French Boxing Federation (Fédération Française de Boxe) |
| 1910 |  WAL | WABA | Welsh Amateur Boxing Association |
| 1911 |  NIR  IRL | IABA | Irish Athletic Boxing Association |
| 1911–1946 | FRA | IBU | International Boxing Union |
| 1915 |  AUS | ANBF | Australian National Boxing Federation |
| 1916 |  ITA | FPI | Federazione Pugilistica Italiana |
| 1920 |  ARG | ABF | Argentina Boxing Federation |
| 1921 |  USA | WBA | World Boxing Association |
| 1931 |  JPN | JBA | Japan Pro Boxing Association |
| 1946 |  SWI | AIBA | International Boxing Association |
| 1946 | FRA | EBU | European Boxing Union |
| 1949 |  GER | BDB | Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer |
| 1952 | JPN | JBC | Japan Boxing Commission |
| 1952 | JPN | OPBF | Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation |
| 1954 | GB | CBC | Commonwealth Boxing Council |
| 1963 |  MEX | WBC | World Boxing Council |
| 1966 |  NZ | NZPBA | New Zealand Professional Boxing Association |
| 1969 | N/A | NABF | North American Boxing Federation |
| 1972 |  BAN | BABF | Bangladesh Amateur Boxing Federation |
| 1977 |  PHI | ABAP | Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines |
| 1977 | USA | USBA | United States Boxing Association |
| 1980 | IRL | BUI | Boxing Union of Ireland |
| 1983 | USA | IBF | International Boxing Federation |
| 1984 | N/A | NBA | National Boxing Association |
| 1988 |  LUX | WBF | World Boxing Federation |
| 1988 |  PRI | WBO | World Boxing Organization |
| 1989 | USA | WPBF | World Professional Boxing Federation |
| 1989 | USA | IBC | International Boxing Council |
| 1992 | USA | IWBF | International Women's Boxing Federation |
| 1993 | USA | IBO | International Boxing Organization |
| 1995 | USA | WIBF | Women's International Boxing Federation |
| 1996 | USA | IBA | International Boxing Association |
| 1996 | USA | IBU | International Boxing Union |
| 1997 | N/A | NABA | North American Boxing Association |
| 1998 | UK | PBA | Professional Boxing Association |
| N/A | USA | IFBA | International Female Boxers Association |
| 1999 | GER | GBC | Global Boxing Council |
| 2000 | USA | WIBA | Women's International Boxing Association |
| 2002 | N/A | WIBC | Women's International Boxing Council |
| 2004 | AUS | WBF | World Boxing Foundation |
| 2004 | GER | UBO | Universal Boxing Organization |
| 2005-2007 | N/A | TAB | Trans America Boxing |
| 1994 | USA | GBU | Global Boxing Union(GBU) |
| 2008 | N/A | WBF | World Boxing Forum |
| 2010 | N/A | IAB | International Association of Boxing International Amateur Boxing |
| 2011 |  Brazil | ANIB | Associação Nacional E Internacional De Boxe |
| N/A | N/A | IAB | International Amateur Boxing |
| 1995 | USA | WBU | World Boxing Union |
| 2012 | USA | WBL | World Boxing League |
| N/A | N/A | UBF | Universal Boxing Federation |
| 2014 | USA | ABO | American Boxing Organization |
| 2015 |  IND | IPBA | Indian Professional Boxing Association |
| 2016 | N/A | BIBA | British & Irish Boxing Authority |
| N/A |  KOR | WBS | World Boxing Society |
| 2017 |  PAK | PBC | Pakistan Boxing Council |
| 2017 | USA | PBC | Professional Boxing Council |
| 2017 | LUX | RBO | Royal Boxing Organization |
| N/A | N/A | LBF | Legends Boxing Federation |
| 2018 | Brazil | IBFed | Intercontinental Boxing Federation |
| 2018 | USA | PBF | Pro Boxing Federation |
| N/A | N/A | APBC | Association of Professional Boxing Commissions |
| 2015 | SWI | WBC | World Boxing Confederation |
| N/A | ITA | ITAB | Italian Authority of Boxing |
| N/A |  EUR | EBL | European Boxing League |
| N/A | EUR | EBC | European Boxing Council |
| 2019 |  IRN | IPBA | Iran Professional Boxing Association |
Global (Worldwide)
| # | Year Created | Location | Abbreviation | Organization Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1911–1946 | FRA | IBU | International Boxing Union |
| 2 | 1946 | SWI | AIBA / IBA | International Boxing Association |
| 3 | 1921 | USA | WBA | World Boxing Association |
| 4 | 1963 | MEX | WBC | World Boxing Council |
| 5 | 1983 | USA | IBF | International Boxing Federation |
| 6 | 1988 | LUX | WBF | World Boxing Federation |
| 7 | 1988 | PRI | WBO | World Boxing Organization |
| 8 | 1989 | USA | WPBF | World Professional Boxing Federation |
| 9 | 1989 | USA | IBC | International Boxing Council |
| 10 | 1992 | USA | IWBF | International Women's Boxing Federation |
| 11 | 1993 | USA | IBO | International Boxing Organization |
| 12 | 1995 | USA | WIBF | Women's International Boxing Federation |
| 13 | 1996 | USA | IBA | International Boxing Association |
| 14 | 1996 | USA | IBU | International Boxing Union |
| 15 | 1998 | UK | PBA | Professional Boxing Association |
| 16 | N/A | USA | IFBA | International Female Boxers Association |
| 17 | 1999 | GER | GBC | Global Boxing Council |
| 18 | 2000 | USA | WIBA | Women's International Boxing Association |
| 19 | 2002 | N/A | WIBC | Women's International Boxing Council |
| 20 | 2004 | AUS | WBF | World Boxing Foundation |
| 21 | 2004 | GER | UBO | Universal Boxing Organization |
| 22 | 1994 | USA | GBU | Global Boxing Union(GBU) |
| 23 | 2008 | N/A | WBF | World Boxing Forum |
| 24 | 2010 | N/A | IAB | International Association of Boxing International Amateur Boxing |
| 25 | 2011 | Brazil | ANIB | Associação Nacional E Internacional De Boxe |
| 26 | N/A | N/A | IAB | International Amateur Boxing |
| 27 | 1995 | USA | WBU | World Boxing Union |
| 28 | 2012 | USA | WBL | World Boxing League |
| 29 | N/A | N/A | UBF | Universal Boxing Federation |
| 30 | N/A | KOR | WBS | World Boxing Society |
| 31 | 2017 | USA | PBC | Professional Boxing Council |
| 32 | 2017 | LUX | RBO | Royal Boxing Organization |
| 33 | N/A | N/A | LBF | Legends Boxing Federation |
| 34 | 2018 | Brazil | IBFed | Intercontinental Boxing Federation |
| 35 | 2018 | USA | PBF | Pro Boxing Federation |
| 36 | N/A | N/A | APBC | Association of Professional Boxing Commissions |
| 37 | 2015 | SWI | WBC | World Boxing Confederation |
| 38 | 2023 | SWI | WB | World Boxing |
Continental
| Year Created | Location | Abbreviation | Organization Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | FRA | EBU | European Boxing Union |
| 1952 | JPN | OPBF | Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation |
| 1954 | GB | CBC | Commonwealth Boxing Council |
| 1969 | N/A | NABF | North American Boxing Federation |
| 1997 | N/A | NABA | North American Boxing Association |
| 2005-2007 | N/A | TAB | Trans America Boxing |
| 2014 | USA | ABO | American Boxing Organization |
| N/A | EUR | EBL | European Boxing League |
| N/A | EUR | EBC | European Boxing Council |
- WBA Asia - 2014
- WBA Oceania
- Federación Latinoamericana de Comisiones de Boxeo Profesional (WBA Fedelatin)
- Federación Bolivariana de Boxeo (WBA Fedebol)
- Federación Centroamericana de Boxeo (WBA Fedecentro)
- Federación del Caribe de Boxeo (WBA Fedecaribe)
- North American Boxing Association (NABA) - 1997
- Pan Asian Boxing Association - (1995–2018) / (2018-Now)
- Eurasian Boxing Parliament - 2015
- Asian Boxing Council - 1985
- African Boxing Union - 1973
Major sanctioning bodies
Professional Boxing
- World Boxing Association (WBA) - Since 1921
- World Boxing Council (WBC) - Since 1963
- International Boxing Federation (IBF) - Since 1983
- World Boxing Organization (WBO) - Since 1988
Amateur Boxing
- International Boxing Union (IBU) - (1911–1946)
- International Boxing Association (IBA) - Since 1946
- World Boxing (WB) - Since 2023
See also
References
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