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List of boxing organisations

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List of boxing organisations in chronological order by the year of their establishment. The four major sanctioning bodies are in bold.

01All list

Year Created Location Abbreviation Organisation Name
1880 ENG ABA Amateur Boxing Association of England
1891 UK BBBofC British Boxing Board of Control
1903 FRA FFB French Boxing Federation (Fédération Française de Boxe)
1910 WAL WABA Welsh Amateur Boxing Association
1911 IRL (ROI & NI) 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
1923 POL PZB Polish Boxing Federation
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
1957 THA PAT Professional Boxing Association of Thailand
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 USA 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
1991 USA IBA International Boxing Association
1992 USA IWBF International Women's Boxing Federation
1993 USA IBO International Boxing Organization
1994 USA GBU Global Boxing Union
1995 USA WBU World Boxing Union
1995 USA WIBF Women's International Boxing Federation
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
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
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
2015  SWI WBC World Boxing Confederation
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
N/A ITA ITAB Italian Authority of Boxing
N/A EUR EBL European Boxing League
N/A EUR EBC European Boxing Council
2019 TZA WABA World Alliance Boxing Association
2019 IRN IPBA Iran Professional Boxing Association
2023  SWI WB World Boxing

02Global (Worldwide)

# Year Created Location Abbreviation Organisation Name
1 1911-1946 FRA IBU International Boxing Union
2 1921 USA WBA World Boxing Association
3 1946  SWI AIBA / IBA International Boxing Association
4 1963 MEX WBC World Boxing Council
5 1983 USA IBF International Boxing Federation
6 1984 USA NBA National Boxing Association
7 1988 LUX WBF World Boxing Federation
8 1988 PRI WBO World Boxing Organization
9 1989 USA WPBF World Professional Boxing Federation
10 1989 USA IBC International Boxing Council
11 1992 USA IWBF International Women's Boxing Federation
12 1993 USA IBO International Boxing Organization
13 1994 USA GBU Global Boxing Union(GBU)
14 1995 USA WBU World Boxing Union
15 1995 USA WIBF Women's International Boxing Federation
16 1996 USA IBA International Boxing Association
17 1996 USA IBU International Boxing Union
18 1998 UK PBA Professional Boxing Association
19 N/A USA IFBA International Female Boxers Association
20 1999 GER GBC Global Boxing Council
21 2000 USA WIBA Women's International Boxing Association
22 2002 N/A WIBC Women's International Boxing Council
23 2004 AUS WBF World Boxing Foundation
24 2004 GER UBO Universal Boxing Organization
25 2008 N/A WBF World Boxing Forum
26 2010 N/A IAB International Association of Boxing International Amateur Boxing
27 2011 Brazil ANIB Associação Nacional E Internacional De Boxe
28 N/A N/A IAB International Amateur Boxing
29 2012 USA WBL World Boxing League
30 2012 USA UBF Universal Boxing Federation
31 2015  SWI WBC World Boxing Confederation
32 2015 DR LBF Legends Boxing Foundation
33 N/A KOR WBS World Boxing Society
34 2017 USA PBC Professional Boxing Council
35 2017 LUX RBO Royal Boxing Organization
36 2017 PAK PBC Pakistan Boxing Council
37 2018 Brazil IBFed Intercontinental Boxing Federation
38 2018 USA PBF Pro Boxing Federation
39 2019 TZA WABA World Alliance Boxing Association
40 N/A N/A APBC Association of Professional Boxing Commissions
41 2023  SWI WB World Boxing

03Continental

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
1985 THA ABCO Asian Boxing Council
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

04Major sanctioning bodies

Professional boxing

Amateur boxing

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