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The National Boxing Association (NBA) was organized in 1921. In 1962, the organization was renamed the World Boxing Association (WBA). The WBC was organized in 1963. The IBF, which was founded in 1983 by the members of the United States Boxing Association after the USBA withdrew from membership in the WBA. The WBO, founded in 1988.
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As professional boxing has four major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) each with their own champions, the sport doesn't have a centralized ranking system.The rankings published by these organizations share the trait of not ranking the other organizations' champions, as each one of the sanctioning bodies expects their champion to frequently defend their title against their top-ranked ...
Vacated titles to move up to light heavyweight. WBA, WBC: 2007–2008 0 Light heavyweight The Ring: 2008 1 Retired and vacated title. Kim Ji-won [3] 16–0–2 Super bantamweight IBF 1985–1986 4 Mihai Leu [4] 28–0–0 Welterweight WBO 1997 1 Retired from boxing due to an injury. Ricardo López [3] 51–0–1 Minimumweight WBC 1990–1998 22
In December 1962, a Ring poll of 40 boxing experts placed Marciano as the seventh-best heavyweight of all time. Boxing historian Charlie Rose rated Marciano as the eight-best heavyweight of all time in 1968, [44] while John McCallum's survey of boxing historians and writers listed him as the ninth-best all-timer in the division. [45]
FILE – Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson stands on the field before an NFL football game between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sept. 24, 2023, in Las Vegas.
Spinks, who had won the IBF heavyweight title the previous month against Larry Holmes, was stripped of the WBC light heavyweight title due to the WBC's policy against fighters holding world titles in multiple divisions at the same time. [21] 13 J. B. Williamson (def. Prince Mama Mohammed) 10 Dec 1985 – 30 Apr 1986 0 14 Dennis Andries
"This is what boxing is all about — the best fighting the best.” Benavidez (29-0, 24 knockouts) will put his interim WBC title on the line against Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) and his WBA belt.