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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.
On February 20, 2004, Jones relinquished his heavyweight title to resume boxing as a light heavyweight, at which point Ruiz was elevated to full championship recognition. On April 30, 2005, Ruiz was defeated by James Toney in a championship defense, but post-fight drug testing determined Toney had taken Nandrolone , an anabolic steroid .
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
Holyfield vacated the title to move up to heavyweight full time. 5 Glenn McCrory (def. Patrick Lumumba) 3 June 1989 – 22 Mar 1990 1 6 Jeff Lampkin: 22 Mar 1990 – 14 Aug 1991 1 IBF coordinator Bill Brennan revealed that Lampkin vacated the title for unknown reasons. [6] 7 James Warring (def. James Pritchard) 7 Sep 1991 – 30 Jul 1992 2 8 Al ...
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
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... World heavyweight boxing championship records and statistics; P. Professional boxing record of Len Johnson
The following is a list of WBU world champions, a table showing the world champions certificated by the World Boxing Union (WBU), founded in the United States in 1995. This does not includes champions of the identically named German based organization that was active in the 2010s. r – Champion relinquished title.
The Ring, boxing's most respected magazine, has awarded world championships in professional boxing within each weight class from its foundation in 1922 until the 1990s, and again since 2001. The Ring champions were at one point held the linear reign to the throne, the man who beat the man. The lineal champion is also known as the true champion ...