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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
The sanctioning bodies should be kept completely out of the officiating process. In the U.S., the state and tribal commissions have the sole authority to appoint the referees and judges.
Regional sanctioning bodies such as the North American Boxing Federation (NABF), the North American Boxing Council (NABC) and the United States Boxing Association (USBA) also awarded championships. The Ring magazine also continued listing the world champion of each weight division, and its rankings continue to be appreciated by fans.
There is some dispute on which sanctioning body is considered "major" enough to award championships. The "Big 4" sanctioning bodies are always included. They are arranged in order of foundation: World Boxing Association (WBA) - founded in 1921; World Boxing Council (WBC) - founded in 1963; International Boxing Federation (IBF) - founded in 1976
In 2004 the WBC began naming WBO champions on its ranking listings. [6] The IBF did not recognize the WBO in May 2006, [7] but was doing so by February 2007. [8] WBO regulations explicitly recognize the other three sanctioning bodies. [9] For many years, as with the IBF, boxers based in Japan were not permitted to fight for WBO titles.