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The National Boxing Association (NBA) was organized in 1921 to serve as a regulating authority for boxing in the United States. The prominence of New York City as the epicenter of boxing would lead to its state boxing regulatory body, the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) joining the NBA in recognizing world champions in each weight class.
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Leonard vacated the title because he was unsure whether he would continue his boxing career. [23] 18 Dennis Andries (2) (def. Tony Willis) 21 Feb – 24 Jun 1989 0 19 Jeff Harding: 24 Jun 1989 – 28 Jul 1990 2 20 Dennis Andries (3) 28 Jul 1990 – 11 Sep 1991 2 21 Jeff Harding (2) 11 Sep 1991 – 23 Jul 1994 2 22 Mike McCallum
A Pictorial History of Boxing. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-50288-0. Baker, Mark Allen (2010). TITLE TOWN, USA: Boxing in Upstate New York. ISBN 978-1-59629-769-2. History of London Boxing. BBC News. Weight classification, "2009". Encyclopædia Britannica. Fleischer, Nat, Sam Andre, Nigel Collins, Dan Rafael (2002). An Illustrated History of Boxing ...
In 1992 Dallas Malloy won a case and USA Boxing admitted women to its program, being the first governing body in the world to do so. [37] An international organization for amateur boxing was begun in 1946, known as the International Amateur Boxing Association. The development amateur scene of boxing has seen the United States as a world beater.
Madison Square Garden was one of the primary centers of the boxing universe throughout its history and in all of its incarnations before Las Vegas became the sport's main center starting in the 1980s. However, MSG still hosts many significant fights.
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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