List of boxing organisations in chronological order by the year of their establishment. The four major sanctioning bodies are in bold.
Year Created | Location | Abbreviation | Organization Name |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | ![]() |
ABA | Amateur Boxing Association of England [1] |
1891 | ![]() |
BBBoC | British Boxing Board of Control [2] |
1903 | ![]() |
FFB | French Boxing Federation (Fédération Française de Boxe) [3] |
1910 | ![]() |
WABA | Welsh Amateur Boxing Association [4] |
1911 | ![]() |
IABA | Irish Athletic Boxing Association |
1911–1946 | ![]() |
IBU | International Boxing Union |
1915 | ![]() |
ANBF | Australian National Boxing Federation |
1916 | ![]() |
FPI | Federazione Pugilistica Italiana [5] |
1920 | ![]() |
ABF | Argentina Boxing Federation [6] |
1921 | ![]() |
WBA | World Boxing Association [7] |
1931 | ![]() |
JBA | Japan Pro Boxing Association |
1946 | ![]() |
AIBA | International Boxing Association [8] |
1946 | ![]() |
EBU | European Boxing Union [9] |
1949 | ![]() |
BDB | Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer [10] |
1952 | ![]() |
JBC | Japan Boxing Commission |
1952 | ![]() |
OPBF | Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation |
1954 | ![]() |
CBC | Commonwealth Boxing Council [11] |
1963 | ![]() |
WBC | World Boxing Council [12] |
1966 | ![]() |
NZPBA | New Zealand Professional Boxing Association |
1969 | N/A | NABF | North American Boxing Federation [13] |
1972 | ![]() |
BABF | Bangladesh Amateur Boxing Federation |
1977 | ![]() |
ABAP | Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines |
1977 | ![]() |
USBA | United States Boxing Association |
1980 | ![]() |
BUI | Boxing Union of Ireland [14] |
1983 | ![]() |
IBF | International Boxing Federation [15] |
1984 | N/A | NBA | National Boxing Association [16] |
1988 | ![]() |
WBF | World Boxing Federation [17] |
1988 | ![]() |
WBO | World Boxing Organization [18] |
1989 | ![]() |
WPBF | World Professional Boxing Federation [19] |
1989 | ![]() |
IBC | International Boxing Council |
1992 | ![]() |
IWBF | International Women's Boxing Federation |
1993 | ![]() |
IBO | International Boxing Organization |
1995 | ![]() |
WIBF | Women's International Boxing Federation |
1996 | ![]() |
IBA | International Boxing Association |
1996 | ![]() |
IBU | International Boxing Union |
1997 | N/A | NABA | North American Boxing Association [20] |
1998 | ![]() |
PBA | Professional Boxing Association [21] |
N/A | ![]() |
IFBA | International Female Boxers Association |
1999 | ![]() |
GBC | Global Boxing Council |
2000 | ![]() |
WIBA | Women's International Boxing Association |
2002 | N/A | WIBC | Women's International Boxing Council [22] |
2004 | ![]() |
WBF | World Boxing Foundation [23] |
2004 | ![]() |
UBO | Universal Boxing Organization [24] |
2005-2007 | N/A | TAB | Trans America Boxing |
1994 | ![]() |
GBU | Global Boxing Union(GBU) |
2008 | N/A | WBF | World Boxing Forum [25] |
2010 | N/A | IAB | International Association of Boxing International Amateur Boxing [26] |
2011 | ![]() |
ANIB | Associação Nacional E Internacional De Boxe |
N/A | N/A | IAB | International Amateur Boxing [27] |
1995 | ![]() |
WBU | World Boxing Union [28] |
2012 | ![]() |
WBL | World Boxing League [29] |
N/A | N/A | UBF | Universal Boxing Federation [30] |
2014 | ![]() |
ABO | American Boxing Organization [31] |
2015 | ![]() |
IPBA | Indian Professional Boxing Association [32] |
2016 | N/A | BIBA | British & Irish Boxing Authority [33] |
N/A | ![]() |
WBS | World Boxing Society [34] |
2017 | ![]() |
PBC | Pakistan Boxing Council |
2017 | ![]() |
PBC | Professional Boxing Council |
2017 | ![]() |
RBO | Royal Boxing Organization [35] |
N/A | N/A | LBF | Legends Boxing Federation [36] |
2018 | ![]() |
IBFed [37] | Intercontinental Boxing Federation [38] |
2018 | ![]() |
PBF | Pro Boxing Federation [39] |
N/A | N/A | APBC | Association of Professional Boxing Commissions [40] |
2015 | ![]() |
WBC | World Boxing Confederation [41] |
N/A | ![]() |
ITAB | Italian Authority of Boxing [42] |
N/A | ![]() |
EBL | European Boxing League [43] |
N/A | ![]() |
EBC | European Boxing Council [44] |
2019 | ![]() |
IPBA | Iran Professional Boxing Association |
# | Year Created | Location | Abbreviation | Organization Name | |
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1 | 1911–1946 | ![]() |
IBU | International Boxing Union | |
2 | 1946 | ![]() |
AIBA / IBA | International Boxing Association [45] | |
3 | 1921 | ![]() |
WBA | World Boxing Association [46] | |
4 | 1963 | ![]() |
WBC | World Boxing Council [47] | |
5 | 1983 | ![]() |
IBF | International Boxing Federation [48] | |
6 | 1988 | ![]() |
WBF | World Boxing Federation [49] | |
7 | 1988 | ![]() |
WBO | World Boxing Organization [50] | |
8 | 1989 | ![]() |
WPBF | World Professional Boxing Federation [51] | |
9 | 1989 | ![]() |
IBC | International Boxing Council | |
10 | 1992 | ![]() |
IWBF | International Women's Boxing Federation | |
11 | 1993 | ![]() |
IBO | International Boxing Organization | |
12 | 1995 | ![]() |
WIBF | Women's International Boxing Federation | |
13 | 1996 | ![]() |
IBA | International Boxing Association | |
14 | 1996 | ![]() |
IBU | International Boxing Union | |
15 | 1998 | ![]() |
PBA | Professional Boxing Association [52] | |
16 | N/A | ![]() |
IFBA | International Female Boxers Association | |
17 | 1999 | ![]() |
GBC | Global Boxing Council | |
18 | 2000 | ![]() |
WIBA | Women's International Boxing Association | |
19 | 2002 | N/A | WIBC | Women's International Boxing Council [53] | |
20 | 2004 | ![]() |
WBF | World Boxing Foundation [54] | |
21 | 2004 | ![]() |
UBO | Universal Boxing Organization [55] | |
22 | 1994 | ![]() |
GBU | Global Boxing Union(GBU) | |
23 | 2008 | N/A | WBF | World Boxing Forum [56] | |
24 | 2010 | N/A | IAB | International Association of Boxing International Amateur Boxing [57] | |
25 | 2011 | ![]() |
ANIB | Associação Nacional E Internacional De Boxe | |
26 | N/A | N/A | IAB | International Amateur Boxing [58] | |
27 | 1995 | ![]() |
WBU | World Boxing Union [59] | |
28 | 2012 | ![]() |
WBL | World Boxing League [60] | |
29 | N/A | N/A | UBF | Universal Boxing Federation [61] | |
30 | N/A | ![]() |
WBS | World Boxing Society [62] | |
31 | 2017 | ![]() |
PBC | Professional Boxing Council | |
32 | 2017 | ![]() |
RBO | Royal Boxing Organization [63] | |
33 | N/A | N/A | LBF | Legends Boxing Federation [64] | |
34 | 2018 | ![]() |
IBFed [65] | Intercontinental Boxing Federation [66] | |
35 | 2018 | ![]() |
PBF | Pro Boxing Federation [67] | |
36 | N/A | N/A | APBC | Association of Professional Boxing Commissions [68] | |
37 | 2015 | ![]() |
WBC | World Boxing Confederation [69] | |
38 | 2022 |
|
PBC | Professional Boxing Career | |
39 | 2023 | ![]() |
WB | World Boxing |
Year Created | Location | Abbreviation | Organization Name |
---|---|---|---|
1946 | ![]() |
EBU | European Boxing Union [70] |
1952 | ![]() |
OPBF | Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation |
1954 | ![]() |
CBC | Commonwealth Boxing Council [11] |
1969 | N/A | NABF | North American Boxing Federation [71] |
1997 | N/A | NABA | North American Boxing Association [72] |
2005-2007 | N/A | TAB | Trans America Boxing |
2014 | ![]() |
ABO | American Boxing Organization [73] |
N/A | ![]() |
EBL | European Boxing League [74] |
N/A | ![]() |
EBC | European Boxing Council [75] |
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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.
Year Created | Location | Abbreviation | Organization Name |
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1880 | ![]() |
ABA | Amateur Boxing Association of England [1] |
1891 | ![]() |
BBBoC | British Boxing Board of Control [2] |
1903 | ![]() |
FFB | French Boxing Federation (Fédération Française de Boxe) [3] |
1910 | ![]() |
WABA | Welsh Amateur Boxing Association [4] |
1911 | ![]() |
IABA | Irish Athletic Boxing Association |
1911–1946 | ![]() |
IBU | International Boxing Union |
1915 | ![]() |
ANBF | Australian National Boxing Federation |
1916 | ![]() |
FPI | Federazione Pugilistica Italiana [5] |
1920 | ![]() |
ABF | Argentina Boxing Federation [6] |
1921 | ![]() |
WBA | World Boxing Association [7] |
1931 | ![]() |
JBA | Japan Pro Boxing Association |
1946 | ![]() |
AIBA | International Boxing Association [8] |
1946 | ![]() |
EBU | European Boxing Union [9] |
1949 | ![]() |
BDB | Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer [10] |
1952 | ![]() |
JBC | Japan Boxing Commission |
1952 | ![]() |
OPBF | Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation |
1954 | ![]() |
CBC | Commonwealth Boxing Council [11] |
1963 | ![]() |
WBC | World Boxing Council [12] |
1966 | ![]() |
NZPBA | New Zealand Professional Boxing Association |
1969 | N/A | NABF | North American Boxing Federation [13] |
1972 | ![]() |
BABF | Bangladesh Amateur Boxing Federation |
1977 | ![]() |
ABAP | Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines |
1977 | ![]() |
USBA | United States Boxing Association |
1980 | ![]() |
BUI | Boxing Union of Ireland [14] |
1983 | ![]() |
IBF | International Boxing Federation [15] |
1984 | N/A | NBA | National Boxing Association [16] |
1988 | ![]() |
WBF | World Boxing Federation [17] |
1988 | ![]() |
WBO | World Boxing Organization [18] |
1989 | ![]() |
WPBF | World Professional Boxing Federation [19] |
1989 | ![]() |
IBC | International Boxing Council |
1992 | ![]() |
IWBF | International Women's Boxing Federation |
1993 | ![]() |
IBO | International Boxing Organization |
1995 | ![]() |
WIBF | Women's International Boxing Federation |
1996 | ![]() |
IBA | International Boxing Association |
1996 | ![]() |
IBU | International Boxing Union |
1997 | N/A | NABA | North American Boxing Association [20] |
1998 | ![]() |
PBA | Professional Boxing Association [21] |
N/A | ![]() |
IFBA | International Female Boxers Association |
1999 | ![]() |
GBC | Global Boxing Council |
2000 | ![]() |
WIBA | Women's International Boxing Association |
2002 | N/A | WIBC | Women's International Boxing Council [22] |
2004 | ![]() |
WBF | World Boxing Foundation [23] |
2004 | ![]() |
UBO | Universal Boxing Organization [24] |
2005-2007 | N/A | TAB | Trans America Boxing |
1994 | ![]() |
GBU | Global Boxing Union(GBU) |
2008 | N/A | WBF | World Boxing Forum [25] |
2010 | N/A | IAB | International Association of Boxing International Amateur Boxing [26] |
2011 | ![]() |
ANIB | Associação Nacional E Internacional De Boxe |
N/A | N/A | IAB | International Amateur Boxing [27] |
1995 | ![]() |
WBU | World Boxing Union [28] |
2012 | ![]() |
WBL | World Boxing League [29] |
N/A | N/A | UBF | Universal Boxing Federation [30] |
2014 | ![]() |
ABO | American Boxing Organization [31] |
2015 | ![]() |
IPBA | Indian Professional Boxing Association [32] |
2016 | N/A | BIBA | British & Irish Boxing Authority [33] |
N/A | ![]() |
WBS | World Boxing Society [34] |
2017 | ![]() |
PBC | Pakistan Boxing Council |
2017 | ![]() |
PBC | Professional Boxing Council |
2017 | ![]() |
RBO | Royal Boxing Organization [35] |
N/A | N/A | LBF | Legends Boxing Federation [36] |
2018 | ![]() |
IBFed [37] | Intercontinental Boxing Federation [38] |
2018 | ![]() |
PBF | Pro Boxing Federation [39] |
N/A | N/A | APBC | Association of Professional Boxing Commissions [40] |
2015 | ![]() |
WBC | World Boxing Confederation [41] |
N/A | ![]() |
ITAB | Italian Authority of Boxing [42] |
N/A | ![]() |
EBL | European Boxing League [43] |
N/A | ![]() |
EBC | European Boxing Council [44] |
2019 | ![]() |
IPBA | Iran Professional Boxing Association |
# | Year Created | Location | Abbreviation | Organization Name | |
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1 | 1911–1946 | ![]() |
IBU | International Boxing Union | |
2 | 1946 | ![]() |
AIBA / IBA | International Boxing Association [45] | |
3 | 1921 | ![]() |
WBA | World Boxing Association [46] | |
4 | 1963 | ![]() |
WBC | World Boxing Council [47] | |
5 | 1983 | ![]() |
IBF | International Boxing Federation [48] | |
6 | 1988 | ![]() |
WBF | World Boxing Federation [49] | |
7 | 1988 | ![]() |
WBO | World Boxing Organization [50] | |
8 | 1989 | ![]() |
WPBF | World Professional Boxing Federation [51] | |
9 | 1989 | ![]() |
IBC | International Boxing Council | |
10 | 1992 | ![]() |
IWBF | International Women's Boxing Federation | |
11 | 1993 | ![]() |
IBO | International Boxing Organization | |
12 | 1995 | ![]() |
WIBF | Women's International Boxing Federation | |
13 | 1996 | ![]() |
IBA | International Boxing Association | |
14 | 1996 | ![]() |
IBU | International Boxing Union | |
15 | 1998 | ![]() |
PBA | Professional Boxing Association [52] | |
16 | N/A | ![]() |
IFBA | International Female Boxers Association | |
17 | 1999 | ![]() |
GBC | Global Boxing Council | |
18 | 2000 | ![]() |
WIBA | Women's International Boxing Association | |
19 | 2002 | N/A | WIBC | Women's International Boxing Council [53] | |
20 | 2004 | ![]() |
WBF | World Boxing Foundation [54] | |
21 | 2004 | ![]() |
UBO | Universal Boxing Organization [55] | |
22 | 1994 | ![]() |
GBU | Global Boxing Union(GBU) | |
23 | 2008 | N/A | WBF | World Boxing Forum [56] | |
24 | 2010 | N/A | IAB | International Association of Boxing International Amateur Boxing [57] | |
25 | 2011 | ![]() |
ANIB | Associação Nacional E Internacional De Boxe | |
26 | N/A | N/A | IAB | International Amateur Boxing [58] | |
27 | 1995 | ![]() |
WBU | World Boxing Union [59] | |
28 | 2012 | ![]() |
WBL | World Boxing League [60] | |
29 | N/A | N/A | UBF | Universal Boxing Federation [61] | |
30 | N/A | ![]() |
WBS | World Boxing Society [62] | |
31 | 2017 | ![]() |
PBC | Professional Boxing Council | |
32 | 2017 | ![]() |
RBO | Royal Boxing Organization [63] | |
33 | N/A | N/A | LBF | Legends Boxing Federation [64] | |
34 | 2018 | ![]() |
IBFed [65] | Intercontinental Boxing Federation [66] | |
35 | 2018 | ![]() |
PBF | Pro Boxing Federation [67] | |
36 | N/A | N/A | APBC | Association of Professional Boxing Commissions [68] | |
37 | 2015 | ![]() |
WBC | World Boxing Confederation [69] | |
38 | 2022 |
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PBC | Professional Boxing Career | |
39 | 2023 | ![]() |
WB | World Boxing |
Year Created | Location | Abbreviation | Organization Name |
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1946 | ![]() |
EBU | European Boxing Union [70] |
1952 | ![]() |
OPBF | Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation |
1954 | ![]() |
CBC | Commonwealth Boxing Council [11] |
1969 | N/A | NABF | North American Boxing Federation [71] |
1997 | N/A | NABA | North American Boxing Association [72] |
2005-2007 | N/A | TAB | Trans America Boxing |
2014 | ![]() |
ABO | American Boxing Organization [73] |
N/A | ![]() |
EBL | European Boxing League [74] |
N/A | ![]() |
EBC | European Boxing Council [75] |
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