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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 ...
The newly founded World Boxing Council and other sanctioning groups continued to recognize Ali as champion. The World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, New York State Athletic Commission and others withdrew their championship recognition of Ali following his refusal to be inducted into the United States Army subsequent to his conscription.
Toney opted to stay at heavyweight. The title is vacated on IBF's January 2004 rankings posted on 11 February. [9] 15 Kelvin Davis (def. Ezra Sellers) 1 May 2004 – 9 Feb 2005 0 Davis was stripped of the title after a fight with O'Neil Bell scheduled for 5 February 2005 was cancelled. [10] 16 O'Neil Bell (def. Dale Brown) 20 May 2005 – 6 Apr ...
Daniel Dubois is no longer an accidental world heavyweight champion. ... deal — and the future of boxing’s marquee division. ... out Anthony Joshua in the IBF World Heavyweight bout at Wembley ...
There are now four major sanctioning bodies in professional boxing. The official rules and regulations of the WBA, [1] World Boxing Council (WBC), [2] International Boxing Federation (IBF), [3] and World Boxing Organization (WBO) [4] all recognize each other in their rankings and title unification rules. Each of these organizations sanction and ...
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 ...
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.
Women's top 10 rankings Boxer Record Weight class Current world title(s) Ranker The Ring [6]ESPN [7]BoxRec [8]Claressa Shields: 14–0 (2 KO) Middleweight: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring